Tuesday, February 25, 2025: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group as we explore issues relating to the United States Supreme Court.  Our first discussion of 2025 will be on Tuesday Feb. 25, 2025 at 6:30 pm on Zoom to discuss The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic, by Stephen Vladeck.  Vladeck is a professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and is a nationally recognized expert on the federal courts, the Supreme Court, national security law, and military justice.  He argues in the book that the court has increasingly delivered rulings by means of the “shadow docket” – unsigned orders with no position or legal analysis attached and comprised of shorthand language, which can result in the court enforcing unpopular legal rulings without attaching responsibility or rendering a concrete decision.  Vladeck’s arguments against the walled-off court are persuasive and timely and leave much to ponder and discuss!

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Collections

Registration fee: FREE!  Register to receive Zoom link