Trump’s Emergency Appeals Strain Supreme Court

The Trump administration has sought emergency intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court 28 times after losing preliminary rulings in lower courts during the first eight months of the president’s second term, a pace that legal experts say is unprecedented and is placing operational and institutional strain on the high court. Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck and other observers told the Wall Street Journal the administration’s surge of emergency filings exceeds that of recent presidencies combined and risks expanding the Court’s 'shadow docket' role in fast‑tracking disputes.