"The Shadow Docket" Book Review: A Must-Read by Stephen Vladeck

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"The Shadow Docket" Book Review: A Must-Read by Stephen Vladeck
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In his new book "The Shadow Docket," legal scholar Stephen Vladeck argues that the Supreme Court's unsigned and unexplained decisions issued through the shadow docket have helped propel its jurisprudence to the right. Vladeck chronicles how the shadow docket came to be and how the conservative members of the court have used it to expand religious liberty and crush reproductive rights. The book sheds light on the promiscuous use of the shadow docket and its implications for democracy.

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