In Brief: The Supreme Court’s “Shadow Docket” (with Steve Vladeck)

What is the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” and why does it matter? Preet speaks with Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law and the author of “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.” 

References & Supplemental Materials:

• Steve Vladeck, “The Shadow Docket,” Barnes & Noble, 5/16/23
• “Major Questions Doctrine,” Congressional Research Service, 11/2/22
• FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, Supreme Court, 4/21/23

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