Do the Supreme Court "Shadow Papers" Reveal Supreme Court Hypocrisy?

Behind closed doors: How the Supreme Court secretly fast-tracks Trump's agenda

The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history. “The birth of the Supreme Court’s shadow docket has long been a mystery,” wrote reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak. “Until now.”Originally coined by legal scholar William Baude, the term “shadow docket” refers to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, which, as Baude wrote, includes “a range of orde…

How the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ Brings Hasty Decisions With Long‑Lasting Implications

Republished with permission from The Conversation, by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history. “The birth of the Supreme Court’s shadow docket has long been a mystery,” wrote reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak. “Until now.” Originally coined by legal scholar William Baude, the term “shadow docket” refers…

Do the Supreme Court "Shadow Papers" Reveal Supreme Court Hypocrisy?

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Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long‑lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation

by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history. “The birth of the Supreme Court’s shadow docket has long been a mystery,” wrote reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak. “Until now.” Originally coined by legal scholar William Baude, th…