Purcell and the Shadow Docket: Election Rules On Emergency Appeal
How the Supreme Court's emergency procedures and the Purcell principle decide who controls election rules in the weeks before a vote.
Optimized for books about Understand how the Supreme Court, its emergency shadow docket, and the Purcell doctrine shape last-minute disputes over voting rules and election administration..
The Shadow DocketStephen VladeckOffers a clear, widely cited analysis of the Supreme Court's emergency practices and the shadow-docket procedures...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The Most Dangerous BranchDavid A. KaplanProvides an inside look at the Supreme Court's dynamics and decisionmaking useful for understanding how justices handle...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Justice on the BrinkLinda GreenhouseTraces the Court's recent politicization and helps explain why a conservative majority's approach to emergency election...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
LawlessLeah LitmanA legal scholar's account of how the current Court rules and the doctrinal shifts that underpin emergency election...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Ballot BattlesEdward Foley, Edward B. FoleyHistorical perspective on ballot disputes that contextualizes why procedural doctrines like Purcell matter in tightly...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
How Democracies DieSteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattExplains broader democratic erosion patterns and institutional vulnerabilities relevant to executive attempts to change...Shelf signal: Comparative Politics