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Shadow docket

Analysis and updates on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket, a range of orders and decisions that bypass the Court’s normal procedures.

Supreme Court
We’re about to learn just how eager the Supreme Court is to help TrumpWe’re about to learn just how eager the Supreme Court is to help Trump
Supreme Court

The first Supreme Court showdown of Trump’s second term is upon us.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
A new Supreme Court case could allow criminals to get guns without background checksA new Supreme Court case could allow criminals to get guns without background checks
Supreme Court

The fight over “ghost guns” arrives on the Court’s shadow docket.

By Ian Millhiser
Policy
A new Supreme Court decision leaves a Trump judge in charge of the Mexican borderA new Supreme Court decision leaves a Trump judge in charge of the Mexican border
Policy

Arizona v. Mayorkas shows how the Court’s Republican majority can manipulate its own procedures for partisan ends.

By Ian Millhiser
Explainers
The Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explainedThe Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explained
Explainers

How the Supreme Court hides major conservative victories in plain sight.

By Ian Millhiser
Shadow docket
Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing “extraordinary” favors for TrumpJustice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing “extraordinary” favors for Trump
Shadow docket

The Trump administration thinks the court is its personal fixer. The court isn’t doing much to disabuse it of this idea.

By Ian Millhiser

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