How Often Do Courts Cite Emergency Docket Orders?

Courts rarely lean on emergency docket orders as formal precedent, which is exactly why this shadow-docket style of lawmaking draws so much scrutiny. The article examines how often judges actually cite those orders and what that says about the growing reach of emergency rulings from the Supreme Court. For critics of judicial overreach, the takeaway is simple - temporary orders should not quietly harden into durable policy. Read more about this...