Hi John, Alyssa Milano
here. You may know me as an actress and activist, and I’m
partnering with Congressman Hank Johnson to expose an area of our
government that doesn't always capture the attention it deserves,
our justice system.

Once confirmed, judges and Supreme Court justices
are free to make policy decisions that the voters would not allow
from the members of Congress or the President, who are subject to
being voted out of office. The checks and balances system of
three co-equal branches of government has been thrown off by a
judicial branch that lacks transparency and accountability.

A disturbing example of right-wing judicial
activism occurred when the United States Supreme Court
effectively overturned Roe v. Wade by allowing the State of Texas
to ban abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy. To add insult to
injury, the Supreme Court used its “shadow” docket to decide the
case.

Shadow docket decisions are secretive decisions
issued before the case has been fully argued in open court. Trump
Republicans have packed the court with Federalist Society judges,
and the conservative supermajority has increasingly used the
shadow docket to roll back liberties and protections for ordinary
people.

As GOP legislatures across the country pass more
and more extremist legislation, the Supreme Court is set to
affirm these laws, and we can expect more use of the shadow
docket to enact the Republican agenda behind closed doors and
away from public scrutiny.

That’s why Hank Johnson has called out the Supreme
Court for these shadow docket rulings and is exploring options to
introduce reforms to fix the problem.

That’s it for now, I’ll be back with more
information about other issues in our court system.

Thank you,

Alyssa Milano

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P.S. If you want to support Rep. Johnson’s work
implementing court reform, consider a donation to his campaign.
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Congressman Hank Johnson is a former defense
attorney, DeKalb County commissioner, small business owner, and
magistrate judge who now serves in Congress as a champion for the
middle class.

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