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The emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket or non-merits docket, refers to United States Supreme Court cases that request immediate action from the court. The court usually resolves them in unsigned orders with no oral argument.^[1]

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↑ SCOTUSblog, "Symposium: Shining a light on the shadow docket," October 22, 2020

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