The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic - Paperback

by Stephen Vladeck (Author)An instant New York Times bestseller An acclaimed legal scholar's "important" (New York Times) and "fascinating" (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors "[The shadow docket] has been something that lawyers have been talking about for a long time; it’s really important for all of us to understand it.” - Rachel Maddow “Mr. Vladeck offers a fascinating chronicle of the shadow docket’s rise…The author’s skill as a law professor shines in thorough, clear explanations of how the court has run roughshod over its own jurisprudence in shadow-docket cases involving abortion, religious liberty and election law…the illumination in The Shadow Docket could help bring more principle, accountability, and ‘procedural regularity’ to the justices work —and help stop a controversial institution going completely off the rails.” - The Economist “Stephen Vladeck shines a harsh light on a litt