Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But to truly understand the term, we must also take stock of the so-called shadow docket, where the justices decide emergency ...

Shadow docket cases decided on an expedited basis Rulings typically do not explain legal reasoning Trump appointee Gorsuch takes aim at three judges Court favors Trump in most shadow docket cases Sept ...

The Trump administration often prevails in cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket. The opinion-less decisions in these "shadow docket" cases create questions about the resulting policy. The ...

Data: Professor Steve Vladeck of One First; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios The Supreme Court has handed President Trump a slew of major victories through an abbreviated process that doesn't require ...

SCOTUS's Shadow Docket Has Gotten Out of Control The Supreme Court has been granting relief when the applicant has not truly demonstrated irreparable harm, effectively deciding cases at too early a ...

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the ...

Even casual Supreme Court watchers understand that some of the court’s most important work these days is done on the shadow docket. Also known as the emergency docket, it refers to the relatively ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch poses for a picture in his chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (Reuters ...