procedural questions. they blocked california s in-home gathering restrictions on religious liberty grounds. the fact that the court lacked the power to issue the order in question. it feels in a lot of ways like the court is using the shadow docket the way that republicans use these local government orders and these laws to try to get through legislation like what they call the sue thy neighbor bill, what they can t get by asking the majority. they just sneak it through in sneaky ways. is that a wrong way to look at it? they are cowards. let s not forget the dripping, flaming cowardice of not being able to sign your name to the opinion, ripping away 50 years of constitutional protection. the shadow docket is supposed to be for emergencies. aliens come to earth and biden is like, we should stop them. the court is it like, we have to