The Supreme Court's "Shadow Papers," in Black and White
Behind-the-scenes deliberations are brought into the light
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(You can read the full memos here.)
If you’re interested in the full story, check out the New York Times reporting on this topic by Adam Liptak and Jodi Kantor. Somehow they got ahold of these documents, and they’re the authority on them. If you’re curious about the “shadow docket,” the best place to go is to Professor Steve Vladeck’s book about the phenomenon and his Substack called One First.
Behind the Scenes:
If you’ve been here before, do you notice something different with this one? Does the black and white make it less appealing to read? Does it feel more like a textbook this way? Sometimes I think that bright colors help us pay attention to something we’d otherwise gloss over, so I’m testing that in this piece, I suppose. That, and I ran out of time. And we’re talking about shadows, so…
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I don't think the black and white made this piece any less engaging. Most of the illustrations are people in judicial robes, so I can't imagine there would be much color anyhow. 😅 The way you separated the text using callout boxes between some of the illustrations gave it variety so I don't think it felt like a textbook.
Not much else to say about this one except from the perspective of someone living in the first state listed on the docket (WV). Our politicians love to cheer themselves on about how they defend us in the "war on coal." Then they wonder why everybody's moving away from the pollution, environmental destruction, unfunded education, lack of healthcare, etc. etc. etc. 🤔