Inside the Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
The Daily
For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings on issues from immigration to the presidential power.
Now, a New York Times investigation brings to light the precise moment when that system began.
Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak, who reported the story, take us inside the five days that remade the Supreme Court.
Guest:
- Jodi Kantor, a New York Times reporter whose job is to carefully uncover secrets and illuminate how power operates.
- Adam Liptak, the chief legal affairs correspondent of The New York Times and the host of The Docket, a newsletter on legal developments.
Background reading:
- The full investigation of the “shadow docket.”
- Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s secret track.
Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
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Raw Description
<p>For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings on issues from immigration to the presidential power.</p> <p>Now, a New York Times investigation brings to light the precise moment when that system began.</p> <p>Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak, who reported the story, take us inside the five days that remade the Supreme Court.</p> <p>Guest:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Jodi Kantor</strong></a>, a New York Times reporter whose job is to carefully uncover secrets and illuminate how power operates.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Adam Liptak</strong></a>, the chief legal affairs correspondent of The New York Times and the host of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-docket" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Docket</a>, a newsletter on legal developments.</li> </ul> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">full investigation</a> of the “shadow docket.”</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Takeaways</a> from the Supreme Court’s secret track.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings on issues from immigration to the presidential power.
Now, a New York Times investigation brings to light the precise moment when that system began.
Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak, who reported the story, take us inside the five days that remade the Supreme Court.
Guest:
- Jodi Kantor, a New York Times reporter whose job is to carefully uncover secrets and illuminate how power operates.
- Adam Liptak, the chief legal affairs correspondent of The New York Times and the host of The Docket, a newsletter on legal developments.
Background reading:
- The full investigation of the “shadow docket.”
- Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s secret track.
Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Raw Description
<p>For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings on issues from immigration to the presidential power.</p> <p>Now, a New York Times investigation brings to light the precise moment when that system began.</p> <p>Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak, who reported the story, take us inside the five days that remade the Supreme Court.</p> <p>Guest:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Jodi Kantor</strong></a>, a New York Times reporter whose job is to carefully uncover secrets and illuminate how power operates.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Adam Liptak</strong></a>, the chief legal affairs correspondent of The New York Times and the host of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-docket" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Docket</a>, a newsletter on legal developments.</li> </ul> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">full investigation</a> of the “shadow docket.”</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Takeaways</a> from the Supreme Court’s secret track.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>