
“The Shadow Docket” with Steve Vladeck
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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The Shadow Docket and Alternate Means to Get Something Quickly
The shadow docket is an umbrella term that actually will bode from the University of Chicago, Cohen, and 2015. It's meant to include unsigned orders that grant or deny certiorari as well as discretionary appellate review. The reason why we expect the justices to write is because everyone understands that these opinions are not just resolving the individual dispute between the two parties before the Supreme Court. These opinions are actually resolving questions of national importance with broad legal and policy ramifications.
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