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

An instant New York Times bestseller.

An acclaimed legal scholar's exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.

“Important.” -The New York Times

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 heari...