Where To Stream Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 13 Episode 11
Shadow Docket
- Aired May 10, 2026
- 38 Min
- Rated 8.9
- Number 52 Of 378 Rated Episodes
John Oliver examines the Supreme Court's shadow docket, a procedural mechanism that allows the Court to issue major emergency orders without the full briefing, oral argument, or detailed public reasoning normally associated with its merits docket. The episode explains how the shadow docket has increasingly been used for consequential legal and political decisions, why that shift raises transparency and accountability concerns, and how it can accelerate major policy changes with limited public...