Brett Kavanaugh has addressed how the Supreme Court’s short, unexplained rulings in the “shadow docket” have caused a rift ...

A court is supposed to explain things,” the Obama appointee said during her appearance at a circuit conference. “That’s what ...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Supreme Court’s recent practice of handing victories to President Donald Trump without ...

Speaking at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference this week, Justice Brett Kavanaugh addressed concerns about the Supreme Court's failure ...

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called on her colleagues to exercise caution when issuing emergency orders in legal ...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the absence of explanations in recent Supreme Court decisions that have allowed the Trump ...

The former dean of Harvard Law School contests how the court’s conservative wing is handing the 47th president victories.

Experts weigh in on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, unanimous decisions, birthright citizenship, retirements and more ...

The Supreme Court’s concessions to President Trump have reignited complaints about the secrecy of shadow docket rulings.

Like there's always been a shadow docket -- weird things have happened. LBJ was able to steal the 1948 Democratic Senate primary in Texas because of a shadow docket order.

A one paragraph shadow docket entry staying the OSHA mandate? Or a 9-page opinion that adopts a rigorous reading of the major questions doctrine, and constrains all facets of federal power?

For a better understanding of the shadow docket, we posed a few key questions to Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, who is writing a ...