[HappySweeney]

Not that I don't agree, but how do you know the secret courts are kangaroo?

[kook_throwaway]

The fact that it's secret.

Also that you aren't even allowed to show up to defend yourself. [1]

Also that they denied 11 out of 34,000 requests over a 35 year period.

Also that the judges are appointed by one person and don't even need congressional approval.

How could it possibly not be a kangaroo court?

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_parte

[Spooky23]

Courts that aren’t adversarial are just interpreting law. Secrecy makes it worse by eliminating accountability by the petitioner and judge.

For a non-secret example, look at the Social Security “fair hearings”, where an administrative law judge basically listens to a petition and makes a decision. The standards vary significantly by locale.