Supreme Court Shadow Docket Intervention Creates Election Law Instability

By Maria Glover · SCOTUSblog · 2026-09-29

SCOTUSblog reports that the Supreme Court is increasingly bypassing its own precedents to centralize authority over state elections. By frequently utilizing its emergency docket to issue unsigned orders, the justices are overriding lower court findings and creating a landscape wh

SCOTUSblog reports that the Supreme Court is increasingly bypassing its own precedents to centralize authority over state elections. By frequently utilizing its emergency docket to issue unsigned orders, the justices are overriding lower court findings and creating a landscape wh