The Shadow Docket: A Conversation with Professor Steve Vladeck

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What is the Supreme Court’s "shadow docket"—and why is it drawing increased scrutiny?

Join us for a virtual discussion with Professor Stephen Vladeck (Georgetown Law), author of The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. The event will examine how the Court is increasingly issuing decisions through emergency orders and unsigned, unexplained rulings—bypassing the traditional process of full briefing and oral argument.

Topics will include:

- The rise and role of the shadow docket

- How these rulings impact transparency and the rule of law

- The implications for the separation of powers and judicial accountability

- Whether recent shadow docket decisions have quietly shifted or overturned precedent, including Humphrey’s Executor