Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation
- Written by Wayne Unger, Associate Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
The U.S. Supreme Court is being criticized for decisions that are made quickly and outside of public view.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history. “The birth of the Supreme Court’s shadow...