Thread by @steve_vladeck

I'm *really* excited to share that my book THE SHADOW DOCKET — an in-depth introduction to the problematic rise of unsigned and unexplained #SCOTUS rulings affecting all of us — is now available for pre-order (and due out from @BasicBooks next May):

tinyurl.com/shadowdocket

The "shadow docket" is the less-accessible side of #SCOTUS's workload — the 1000s of unsigned (and usually unexplained) orders the Justices hand down each year.

Historically, these orders have been limited in both their scope and impact. But that's changed *a lot* since 2017.

From immigration to elections; from abortion to the death penalty; from religious liberty to the power of federal executive agencies; #SCOTUS has — with increasing frequency — intervened preemptively, if not prematurely, in some of our country’s most fraught political disputes.

The book aims to make this technical aspect of the Court's work more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

Situating the Justices' contemporary behavior within the Court's broader history, my goal is to help folks see why recent developments are both new *and* troubling.

And although the release is still a ways off, pre-orders are really important. A groundswell of pre-orders tells the publisher (and others) to pay attention to a book, and sets all kinds of other cool stuff in motion. If you're planning to buy the book one day, now's a good time!

Finally, none of this would've been possible without my superstar agent @AliaHanna; my terrific (and patient) editor @emmafberry; a crew of fantastic @UTexasLaw student research assistants and research librarians; and @KSVesq — just because.

Thanks for all of your support!

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