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294.89 sec. 1 - The Supreme Court's Emergency Docket Reading (Spring 2027)
Instructor: Amanda L Tyler (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
Tu 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: TBA
From January 12, 2027
To February 23, 2027
Course End: February 23, 2027
Class Number: 33676
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 20
As of: 11/03 05:05 PM
This course will explore the rise of the Supreme Court's emergency docket, what some call its "shadow docket." Through news and scholarship readings, the course will cover the reasons behind the rise of the docket and how it has changed the Court in recent years, while exploring actual emergency docket cases.
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Public Law and Policy
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Litigation and Procedure
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Readers:
No reader.
Books:
Required Books are in blue
- The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
Stephen Vladeck
Edition: May 16, 2023
Publisher: Basic Books
e-Book Available: Unknown
Price: To Be Determined