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The Shadow Docket How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

Stephen Vladeck

An instant The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of the behind-the-scenes “shadow docket,” regularly making decisions that affect millions of Americans without public hearin...

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Strict Scrutiny

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Strict Scrutiny

The host suggested that the Supreme Court's order allowing the Texas ban to go into effect was such a dereliction of responsibility that it should be relegated to the shadow docket anti-canon, perhaps topping that list.

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It's just like, it's a really shocking dereliction of responsibility on the part of the Supreme Court. And it's like, I, you know, this order needs to be at some point like relegated to the shadow doc...

— Episode: Messing with Texas

Episode: Messing with Texas

The host suggested that the Supreme Court's order allowing the Texas ban to go into effect was such a dereliction of responsibility that it should be relegated to the shadow docket anti-canon, perhaps topping that list.

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It's just like, it's a really shocking dereliction of responsibility on the part of the Supreme Court. And it's like, I, you know, this order needs to be at some point like relegated to the shadow docket anti-canon right?

So like it's going to have its own anti-canon at a certain point. And this I think is going to be at the top of the list.

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