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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump to remake American government,

siding with the president over and over again.

But many of these rulings lack something fundamental, an explanation for why the most important

judges in the country came to their decision.

Today, my colleague Adam Liptack

explains why the rise of the so-called shadow docket

has sown confusion

and in some cases frustration

in courts around the country.

It's Monday, September 15th. It's Monday, September 15th.

Adam, I think that when most people think of the Supreme Court, they imagine oral arguments and lawyers standing in front of justices, making impassioned cases for their clients,

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