CiVL News: Apr 19, 2026, 5:05 AM PDT -- Shadow Dockets, ICE Apps, and the Price of Every Presidency

Here's your latest episode from the Reason Magazine CiVL News Roundup produced by CiVL.com. This episode explores a Supreme Court leak of decade-old memos, a federal judge's ruling on government pressure on tech companies, and a historical look at government propaganda. It also examines the persistent growth of the federal government across presidential administrations. • The New York Times published Chief Justice John Roberts's 2016 memos on the Clean Power Plan stay.• Roberts's memo explained his concern about agencies effectively implementing programs later found unlawful.• Legal writer Josh Blackman calls the 2016 stay the birth of the modern shadow docket.• This leak differs from the Dobbs leak as it concerns a decade-old, decided case.• Blackman suggests the leak's purpose is to attack the Supreme Court's legitimacy.• A federal judge ruled the government likely violated the First Amendment by pressuring Apple and Facebook.• The government pressured Facebook and Apple to remove apps tracking ICE activity.• Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Nome publicly announced Facebook's removal of an ICE-tracking group.• Apple removed the "Eyes Up" app after Bondi publicly demanded the removal of similar apps.• A new book, "Silencing Fighting Bob," details Woodrow Wilson's anti-propaganda campaign during WWI.• The federal government has consistently grown in size across all presidential administrations since FDR. Join CiVL and be part of building the future you want to live in. Be an early adopter. We're just getting started. Human respect, a core tenet of CiVL's vision, recognizes that the path to a flourishing civilization does not lie in more efficient forms of coercion, but in the widespread adoption of human respect as a primary value. By moving away from the "Conflict Machine" and toward a culture of voluntary cooperation, we align ourselves with the natural requirements for human well-being. We built CiVL News out of our passion for free and open access to information. Follow the topics you care about, and don't be subjected to algos! You're invited to build a hub with us for ideas that upgrade civilizations.