Melissa Murray

Right. So you've heard of the shadow docket. Generally on the shadow docket, the critique about handling cases on the shadow docket is that they're typically not argued in full before the Supreme Court like a regular case would be. And when the justices make their decisions, they're not obliged to issue a full opinion, nor are the justices obliged.

Right. So you've heard of the shadow docket. Generally on the shadow docket, the critique about handling cases on the shadow docket is that they're typically not argued in full before the Supreme Court like a regular case would be. And when the justices make their decisions, they're not obliged to issue a full opinion, nor are the justices obliged.

Right. So you've heard of the shadow docket. Generally on the shadow docket, the critique about handling cases on the shadow docket is that they're typically not argued in full before the Supreme Court like a regular case would be. And when the justices make their decisions, they're not obliged to issue a full opinion, nor are the justices obliged.

necessarily signing their names to the position that they took. So you don't actually, you'll know the number lineup, but you don't know which justices were in the majority or in the dissent or whatever. What was so interesting about this particular case was a 5-4 decision.

necessarily signing their names to the position that they took. So you don't actually, you'll know the number lineup, but you don't know which justices were in the majority or in the dissent or whatever. What was so interesting about this particular case was a 5-4 decision.

necessarily signing their names to the position that they took. So you don't actually, you'll know the number lineup, but you don't know which justices were in the majority or in the dissent or whatever. What was so interesting about this particular case was a 5-4 decision.

And that's all we might have known if the four conservative justices had not taken that moment to publicly identify themselves. That was really unusual and it was really purposeful. Because it shows like they are signaling like we would have reviewed this case. We would have taken this up for Donald Trump.

And that's all we might have known if the four conservative justices had not taken that moment to publicly identify themselves. That was really unusual and it was really purposeful. Because it shows like they are signaling like we would have reviewed this case. We would have taken this up for Donald Trump.

And that's all we might have known if the four conservative justices had not taken that moment to publicly identify themselves. That was really unusual and it was really purposeful. Because it shows like they are signaling like we would have reviewed this case. We would have taken this up for Donald Trump.

And that's a signal maybe to the United States, but more likely to Donald Trump that we're watching out here. And I think that was really intended to send a message like we would have taken this case. It's these three liberals and these two wobbles. who fouled this up for you, sir. And with that in mind, who's going to step into the breach and defend the Republic here?

And that's a signal maybe to the United States, but more likely to Donald Trump that we're watching out here. And I think that was really intended to send a message like we would have taken this case. It's these three liberals and these two wobbles. who fouled this up for you, sir. And with that in mind, who's going to step into the breach and defend the Republic here?

And that's a signal maybe to the United States, but more likely to Donald Trump that we're watching out here. And I think that was really intended to send a message like we would have taken this case. It's these three liberals and these two wobbles. who fouled this up for you, sir. And with that in mind, who's going to step into the breach and defend the Republic here?

Certainly not the four justices who would have taken up Donald Trump's challenge to the decision to allow his New York sentencing to go forward. And those were The eldest justice, or the longest-serving justice on the court, Clarence Thomas. Justice Alito, perhaps the most valuable justice on the court. Justice Gorsuch, perhaps the most confident justice on the court.

Certainly not the four justices who would have taken up Donald Trump's challenge to the decision to allow his New York sentencing to go forward. And those were The eldest justice, or the longest-serving justice on the court, Clarence Thomas. Justice Alito, perhaps the most valuable justice on the court. Justice Gorsuch, perhaps the most confident justice on the court.

Certainly not the four justices who would have taken up Donald Trump's challenge to the decision to allow his New York sentencing to go forward. And those were The eldest justice, or the longest-serving justice on the court, Clarence Thomas. Justice Alito, perhaps the most valuable justice on the court. Justice Gorsuch, perhaps the most confident justice on the court.

And then Justice Kavanaugh, the justice who wants to be liked the most. And the other five justices were the three liberals— Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Katonji Brown-Jackson, joined by the Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

And then Justice Kavanaugh, the justice who wants to be liked the most. And the other five justices were the three liberals— Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Katonji Brown-Jackson, joined by the Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

And then Justice Kavanaugh, the justice who wants to be liked the most. And the other five justices were the three liberals— Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Katonji Brown-Jackson, joined by the Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

The Chief and Justice Barrett are typically among the six conservatives in many of the cases that count, including the immunity decision from last July. I think

The Chief and Justice Barrett are typically among the six conservatives in many of the cases that count, including the immunity decision from last July. I think