Ep 153 — The Shadow Docket Gets Shadier

Law and Chaos

The Supreme Court can't be bothered to do real law — but they still expect trial judges to read their minds and treat those nebulous shadow docket orders like binding precedent. And that invisible ink precedent says that Trump can fire anyone, anywhere, at any time. Abrego Garcia is still dancing on the knife edge between Trump's DOJ and his DHS. And we explain why the current state of our media is all Hulk Hogan's fault.

Links:

SCOTUS Shadow Docket Order Trump v. Wilcox

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf

SCOTUS Shadow Docket Order Trump v. Boyle

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a11_2cp3.pdf

Harper v. Bessent Docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69951586/harper-v-bessent/

Abrego Garcia v. Noem [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem

US v. Garcia [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475970/united-states-v-garcia

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The Supreme Court can't be bothered to do real law — but they still expect trial judges to read their minds and treat those nebulous shadow docket orders like binding precedent. And that invisible ink precedent says that Trump can fire anyone, anywhere, at any time. Abrego Garcia is still dancing on the knife edge between Trump's DOJ and his DHS. And we explain why the current state of our media is all Hulk Hogan's fault.

Links:

SCOTUS Shadow Docket Order Trump v. Wilcox

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf

SCOTUS Shadow Docket Order Trump v. Boyle

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a11_2cp3.pdf

Harper v. Bessent Docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69951586/harper-v-bessent/

Abrego Garcia v. Noem [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem

US v. Garcia [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475970/united-states-v-garcia

Show Links:

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod

Threads: @LawAndChaosPod

Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2025-07-25 56 min
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