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

May 22, 2023

22:35

Episode guests

Steve Vladeck

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Shadow Docket: A Case Study

2min

The Shadow Docket and the Court's Role in Immigration Policy

2min

The Shadow Docket: A Tool for Conservative Judiciary

2min

The Shadow Docket and the Chief Justice John Roberts

2min

John Roberts' Loss of Influence on the Court

2min

The Shadow Docket and the Major Questions Doctrine

3min

The Supreme Court's Decisions on Race and the Future of Diversity

2min

The Shadow Docket and the Supreme Court

3min

10.

The Supreme Court: A Code of Ethics?

2min

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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