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Vladeck, Stephen I.
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United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Extraordinary remedies -- United States.
Pre-trial procedure -- United States.
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Vladeck, Stephen I.
United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Extraordinary remedies -- United States.
Pre-trial procedure -- United States.
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The shadow docket : how the Supreme Court uses stealth rulings to amass power and undermine the republic /
Stephen
Vladeck
.
by
Vladeck
,
Stephen
I
.
Basic Books, 2023.
Call #:
347.7326 V865s
Subjects
United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Extraordinary remedies -- United States.
Pre-trial procedure -- United States.
ISBN:
9781541602632 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xv, 334 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-312) and index.
Summary:
"An acclaimed legal scholar’s “essential” (Linda Greenhouse) exposé of the Supreme Court’s increasing use of unsigned, unexplained orders to change the law -- all behind closed doors. The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of the behind-the-scenes “shadow docket,” regularly making decisions that affect millions of Americans without public hearings and without explanation, through cryptic late-night rulings that leave lawyers -- and citizens -- scrambling. The Court’s conservative majority has used the shadow docket to green-light restrictive voting laws and bans on abortion, and to curtail immigration and COVID vaccine mandates. But Americans of all political stripes should be worried about what the shadow docket portends for the rule of law, argues Supreme Court expert
Stephen
Vladeck
. In this rigorous yet accessible book, he issues an urgent call to bring the Court back into the light."--Publisher.
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