The Ideological Impact of the Shadow Docket in the Roberts Court

• In Event: Judicial Politics

Brief Overview

Certiorari data suggest that the Court extensively relies on its shadow docket to draw attention to its precedents. We examine the impact of the contemporary Court by analyzing the universe of all petitions granted certiorari during the Roberts era.

Authors

• Ali Shiraz Masood, Oberlin College

• Natalie L Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Benjamin J Kassow, University of North Dakota