The court's biggest decision of the term, which stemmed from Mr. Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, came to the justices on its emergency docket. In its 6-3 ruling in the case Trump v.

That changed dramatically with the election of Donald Trump, who in his first term asked the court to block lower court orders 41 times. He got what he wanted in whole or in part in 28 of those cases.

Because the Supreme Court is agreeing to hear these cases on its shadow docket, it’s stepping in before the underlying legal question is actually resolved. It’s allowing that policy to go into ...

A series of recent Supreme Court decisions favoring the Trump administration were made under the court's "emergency docket," often referred to as the "shadow docket." According to the Brennan ...

Overall, 14 “pure” criminal law cases of 67 court opinions is over one-fifth of the court’s entire merits docket. The third “surprise” headline is that the court’s “liberals” (that is, Justices Sonia ...

All of this is in stark contrast with cases on the court’s merits docket, which unfold over about a year and include two rounds of briefs, oral arguments, painstaking deliberations and the ...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the 2021 winter storm lawsuits brought by thousands of individuals and small businesses against ...

Army Army adds preliminary hearing schedules to court docket, speeds release of court-martial results By Rose L. Thayer Stars and Stripes • June 16, 2025 ...

And that can take years. Because the Supreme Court is agreeing to hear these cases on its shadow docket, it’s stepping in before the underlying legal question is actually resolved.

Because the Supreme Court is agreeing to hear these cases on its shadow docket, it’s stepping in before the underlying legal question is actually resolved. It’s allowing that policy to go into ...