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Steve Vladeck offers a closely argued, detailed case against the justices’ use of procedure to advance a rightwing agenda

The case, which concerns the former President’s handling of classified documents, raises complicated questions about intent and national security.

Why these unsigned, unexplained orders matter more than ever.

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken fewer cases on its merits docket. But it has increased the volume of its "shadow docket," where it has traditionally handled procedural...

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken fewer cases on its merits docket. But it has increased the volume of its “shadow docket,” where it has traditionally handled procedural...

A new book skewers the publishing industrys race issues, the author of Eragon returns to science fiction, and two new nonfiction titles take an alternate view of history on this weeks bestseller list.

Critics say the Supreme Courts emergency rulings are usually made without oral arguments or opinions, muddying an already obscure process.

What happens at the Supreme Court is possible only because of the evolution of the shadow docket.

A relative rarity until the Trump administration, in just four years, his Trump Justice Department asked the court for emergency relief an astounding 41 times.

In past instances of public criticism, the court has occasionally changed its ways.