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NDAs and the Shadow Docket: How SCOTUS has Become “Even More Secretive”

Season 2026 Episode 8093 | 17m 33s

The United States Supreme Court wields extraordinary power, but public trust in the Court is currently at a historic low. According to The New York Times' Jodi Kantor, steps have been taken to make the Court more secretive than before — just as people are demanding more transparency about its decisions. Kantor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, joins the show.

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