Confusion Over Shadow Docket & Is Alito Retiring?

About this episode

David Super discusses the implications of Supreme Court emergency orders and rumors regarding Justice Alito's retirement.

Constitutional law expert David Super, a professor at Georgetown Law, discusses appellate court judges trading barbs over the weight to give Supreme Court emergency orders and the rumors that Justice Samuel Alito will retire. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: June Grasso

Guest: David Super

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• emergency orders
• appellate court
• Justice retirement
• constitutional law

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• emergency orders
• David Super
• Samuel Alito
• constitutional law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgetown Law

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