nytimes September 3, 2021 1:00am Texas Abortion Case Highlights Concern Over Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ #supremecourtus #suitsandlitigationcivil #lawandlegislation #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #decisionsandverdicts #nadlerjerrold #texas #abortion #federalcourtsus #news Texas Abortion Case Highlights Concern Over Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ A process intended to help the court deal with emergency petitions and routine matters has grown into a backdoor way of making major policy decisions.