Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...

Brett Kavanaugh has addressed how the Supreme Court’s short, unexplained rulings in the “shadow docket” have caused a rift ...

A court fundamentally hostile to the rights of voters places the court increasingly at odds with democracy itself.

Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s ...

The Trump administration won shadow docket requests in 28 of 41 cases during his term – a near 70% success rate, according to Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin ...

A court is supposed to explain things,” the Obama appointee said during her appearance at a circuit conference. “That’s what ...

In a recent ruling allowing the Trump administration to disassemble the Department of Education and fire nearly 1,400 federal workers, the Supreme Court did not answer a straightforward question: Why?

Of the 150 shadow docket cases, 73 were referred to the full court. The vote breakdown is known in only 14 of them. At least one justice publicly dissented in 41 cases.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called on her colleagues to exercise caution when issuing emergency orders in legal ...

Brett Kavanaugh discusses the rifts over shadow docket rulings, revealing differing views among Supreme Court justices.

We recognize that the emergency docket is a necessary part of Supreme Court business. It allows the court to address urgent ...

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency request by the Trump administration to allow President Donald Trump's ...