Stephen I Vladeck in the Media

SCOTUSblog May 17, 2023

The shadow docket with Steve Vladeck

Professor Stephen Vladeck is a guest on a podcast to discuss his new book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.

The Lawfare Podcast May 16, 2023

The Shadow Docket

Professor Stephen Vladeck is a guest on a podcast discussing the history, current prominence, and drawbacks of the Supreme Court's usage of a "shadow docket."

The New York Times May 16, 2023

Abortion Pill Fight to Be Heard by One of Nation’s Most Conservative Courts

Professor Stephen Vladeck comments on Amarillo's single judge district and the ideological makeup of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in an article about the mifepristone case's fate in appeals court.

CNN May 15, 2023

Opinion: How Congress could rein in an unchecked Supreme Court

Professor Stephen Vladeck pens an opinion piece about how Congress' accountability mechanisms for the Supreme Court have diminished in recent history and proposes that Congress increases its supervision of the Court.

The Guardian May 15, 2023

US Supreme Court pursuing rightwing agenda via ‘shadow docket’, book says

Professor Stephen Vladeck's book, "The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic," is featured in an article about the rise of the shadow docket and how it threatens the Supreme Court's legitimacy.

CNN May 15, 2023

Supreme Court agrees to take up South Carolina racial gerrymandering case

Professor Stephen Vladeck explains the legal circumstances and potential outcomes of a racial gerrymandering case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear next term.

ABA Journal May 12, 2023

Wins for 2 corruption defendants show Supreme Court’s distaste for broad interpretations of fraud laws

Professor Stephen Vladeck asserts that the Supreme Court's overturning of two public corruption convictions is indicative of the Court's averse attitude towards expanding interpretations of federal corruption and anti-bribery laws.

MSNBC May 8, 2023

The nefarious practice of judge shopping has to end

Professor Stephen Vladeck pens a piece calling for an end to judge shopping in order to increase judicial neutrality and restore public faith in the judiciary.

CNN May 1, 2023

Supreme Court to hear major case on limiting the power of federal government, a long-term goal of legal conservatives

Professor Stephen Vladeck discusses the role of agencies in modern administrative law and how their power could be diminished through a case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear next term.

ABA Journal May 1, 2023

Supreme Court could limit agency power after agreeing to reconsider Chevron deference

Professor Stephen Vladeck's explanation of how overturning the Chevron deference would affect the balance of power between the judicial and executive branch is quoted.

NBC News April 30, 2023

This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings– glacially slow

Professor Stephen Vladeck suggests that the Supreme Court's recent slow release of decisions is a result of an increased number of emergency cases from the shadow docket.

The Hill April 27, 2023

How Texas is trying to rig the US judicial system to control immigration policy

Professor Stephen Vladeck co-authors an opinion piece discussing how Texas' use of "judge shopping" is shaping legal battles over immigration policies.