Supreme Court hands down pair of major 'shadow docket' decisions

The Supreme Court handed down two significant and consequential emergency orders on Monday through the so-called "shadow docket," issuing a pair of rulings that largely handed victories to Republicans and conservative activists.

In one ruling, they granted an emergency appeal to religious parents suing California to force schools to disclose gender identity information their children chose to keep confidential.

Justice Elena Kagan issued a blistering dissent, calling out her conservative colleagues.

The other decision, reported by Punchbowl News' Ally Mutnick, pauses a decision by state courts in New York to require a redraw of the only Republican-leaning congressional district in New York City.

This decision ensures the redraw won't take place, or at least cannot be used, until after the 2026 midterms, and throws a lifeline to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who would have been all but doomed had the redraw moved forward this year.