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The Supreme Court rulings that aren't rulings
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Posted Jul 29, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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"The shadow docket," refers to orders from the Supreme Court that are (often) unsigned, inscrutable, and handed down in the middle of the night. Professor Stephen Vladeck takes us through this increasingly common phenomenon.
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