just in the The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket BY CALEB LEE
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da EACH JUNE, as spring turns to sum-
mer and the Washington, D.C., sun shines most brightly, the justices of the Supreme Court emerge. Their annual term nears its end, and over the course of several weeks, they announce the decisions of that year’s cases. That is usually the procedure, at least. But during the year, situations arise when the Supreme Court determines that a more immediate decision is necessary, and they employ an emer-
