Judge gavel and scale in court. Library with lot of books in background
Judge gavel and scale in court. Library with lot of books in background

Law’s Jonathan Adler explains Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ cases

The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: What you need to know

PoilitiFact: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said the number of the Supreme Court’s so-called “shadow docket” cases has expanded, although there is debate about why. “Some point their finger at the court, some believe the court is responding to external factors, and some believe it is a mix,” Adler said.