The Supreme Court Doesn’t Need Trump to Dismantle Democracy, But He Helps
With the “shadow docket” full of appeals from the Trump administration, the term hardly feels over.

Rachel Rossi is the president of Alliance for Justice and Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, bringing decades of experience as a public defender, policymaker, and advocate for civil rights and access to justice. She most recently served as director of the Office for Access to Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice and previously as deputy associate attorney general, where she became the first-ever Anti-Hate Coordinator. A proud daughter of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and Greece, Rossi’s career — from the courtroom to Capitol Hill — reflects her unwavering commitment to equity, reform, and defending democracy.
With the “shadow docket” full of appeals from the Trump administration, the term hardly feels over.
This squabble may seem like the kind of political theatre we’re used to from Trump, but coupled with other actions by his administration, it signals a new level of intentional attack on the rule of law.
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