Supreme Court expert Steve Vladeck joins Marc Elias to break down the "Shadow Docket" — late-night rulings issued without explanation and with enormous consequences. They discuss the Supreme Court term, how we can reform our highest court, and what it would take for the Supreme Court to finally step in and stop Donald Trump. | Democracy Docket

Supreme Court expert and Amicus podcast host Dahlia Lithwick joins Marc Elias to unpack one of the most dangerous and least understood forces shaping American law today: the Supreme Court’s shadow docket. Lithwick explains how the Court increasingly uses late-night, unsigned emergency orders to upend lower-court rulings, reverse longstanding precedent, and reshape democracy—without transparency, reasoning, or accountability. Together, they explore how the shadow docket amplifies minority rule, e