Good Law | Bad Law

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by returning guest and friend of the podcast, professor Stephen Vladeck, of the University of Texas at Austin, School of Law, to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court and the notion of its secretive “shadow docket.”   In today’s episode, Stephen returns to our show to discuss an obscure legal procedure known as, the “shadow docket.” Throughout today’s conversation, Aaron and Stephen explore just what exactly this is, what it means for the country, how it impacts democracy, and how it is being used. Cases on this docket can effectively be decided quickly and quietly – sometimes even without knowing all of the evidence; they can be resolved even when lower cases are still processing them and without providing explanations and/or signed opinions. Stephen and Aaron address the dangers that this type of power can have and whether or not there are any checks and balances in place in our system to keep these pow