WARNING: The Supreme Court Is Out of Control (with Marc Elias and Steve Vladeck)

[In It to Win It]

Supreme Court expert Steve Vladeck joins Marc Elias to break down the "Shadow Docket" — emergency 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.

01:11 What the Shadow Docket Really Is
03:31 When Emergency Orders Become Precedent
07:24 Are These Rulings Even on the Merits?
10:11 What’s Actually Broken at the Supreme Court
14:30 How the Court Escaped Congressional Oversight
18:16 Is There Any Coherent Judicial Philosophy Left?
22:27 Why the Federal Reserve Gets Special Treatment
29:07 The Bost Case and the Collapse of Standing
33:49 Why the Court Took a Case It Didn’t Need
40:35 Why Vladeck Chose to Go Public
44:08 Are Law Students Losing Faith in the Rule of Law?

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