SHADOW Act

This bill changes federal law on how the U.S. Supreme Court handles requests to pause lower court orders while an appeal is pending, known as stays. The Court or a justice would have to require proof of specific, concrete, and irreparable injury, avoid deciding the merits of the case, and treat the stay as having no precedent beyond the parties involved. The Court would have to explain the reasons for granting or denying a stay on its public docket, either at the time of the decision or within 7 days if immediate action is needed. The bill also limits when the Court can issue writs ordering a party to stop certain conduct and requires the reasons for those decisions to be published in the same way.

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Sponsors

• Jamie Raskin Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors