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• The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

  • When
    March 25, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Microsoft Teams
  • Spaces left
    373

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  The Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois (ALA) Cordially Invites You to Attend our Virtual Program

  The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

  The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of the behind-the-scenes “shadow docket” to resolve certain issues, on an accelerated time frame, without full briefing, oral arguments, or signed majority opinions.
  
  Join us for an engaging event featuring Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Federal Courts at Georgetown Law, as he shares his insights on the Court’s increasingly frequent use of this practice.

  Location:  Online. You will receive a Microsoft Teams link via email after registering for this event. (Please note only speakers will be visible, so participants need not dress formally for this event.)

  Cost: Free for ALA members and $25 for non-members.

  CLE Credit:  Participants will earn 1.0 hour of credit for this event. The ALA is an approved MCLE provider

  Questions?  Email Christine Kowal at christine@frontlineco.com

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• Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court Roundtable

  • When
    April 10, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Union League Club of Chicago, 65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

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  The Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois (ALA)
  Cordially Invites You to Attend our:

  Justices of the Illinois
  Supreme Court Roundtable

  Please join us for our annual roundtable luncheon with the Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, at the Union League Club of Chicago. We will open with remarks by ALA President Seth Horvath and Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott P. Neville, Jr., followed by lunch and conversation with and among the justices and other ALA members. Numbers permitting, the ALA will seat at least one justice at each table.  
  
  Please note that registration is required, and attendance is limited. Table and justice assignments will be random.

  Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

  Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

  Location: Union League Club of Chicago, 65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois. Please note the Union League Club enforces a dress code, which can be accessed here.

  Cost: $50 for public-sector ALA members; $60 for private-sector ALA members; $65 for public-sector nonmembers; and $75 for private-sector nonmembers. Lunch is included.

  CLE Credit:  Participants will earn 1.0 credit for this event. The ALA is an approved MCLE provider.

  Questions? Call (630) 599-7103 or email christine@frontlineco.com

  Cancellations/Refunds: Cancellations must be received within two business days prior to the program in order to receive a full refund. No refunds will be processed after this time. Cancellations must be in writing and may be submitted to christine@frontlineco.com. Additionally, payment is expected from no-shows.
  

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