Biden’s top Supreme Court lawyer laments the shadow effect

The increasing workload of the U.S. Supreme Court’s so-called shadow docket has had a substantial impact on the federal government’s top lawyers at the Supreme Court.

It’s one of the “biggest shifts” in the court’s work, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said Thursday during an ABA panel. The Office of the Solicitor General handles all federal government cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The hearing of cases that fall under the court’s shadow or emergency role is often significantly expedited, despite involving some of the most controversial issues. This term, the judge heard oral arguments in five shadow cases, including the bid to …