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The Shadow Docket: Exploring the Supreme Court's Decision-Making Process
This chapter introduces the concept of the Supreme Court's shadow docket and its significance. It discusses the court's workload shift towards higher stakes decisions and highlights two major shifts in the court's history that led to the development of the shadow docket. The chapter also explores the role of William Howard Taft and the rise of certiorari in granting the court more control over its docket.