Don’t fear the Supreme Court’s shadow docket

Published August 11, 2025 2:00pm ET



The Democratic Party and its media allies are always on the lookout for new ways to scare their wealthy, college-educated donors into believing that fascism is just around the corner. Enter the latest Democratic meme, the “shadow docket.”

“All Americans should be alarmed by the Supreme Court’s growing reliance on its ‘shadow docket’ to resolve controversial and high-profile cases without any transparency,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said in a recent statement.

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