Inside the Supreme Court

The doctrines, dockets, and landmark decisions reshaping American law, explained.

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Brief

What is the shadow docket?

How emergency orders decided without full briefing or argument became a major channel of Supreme Court power.

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Brief

Major Questions Doctrine

How a passing argument in agency cases became a clear-statement rule in West Virginia v. EPA.

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Brief

The Lemon Test Explained

What Lemon v. Kurtzman required, why it fell out of favor, and where it stands after Kennedy v. Bremerton.

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Brief

Ohio v. Amex

How the Supreme Court's two-sided market ruling reshaped antitrust market definition for platforms.

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Brief

DHS v. Thuraissigiam – The Landmark Immigration Case

How the Supreme Court limited habeas review and due process for asylum seekers in expedited removal.