US Supreme Court expands its ’emergency’ docket – and Trump’s power too

Trump's 28 emergency appeals have created a civil war within court system: WSJ

Donald Trump’s constant boundary-pushing and seemingly unlawful, policy initiatives have created a previously unheard of schism between the lower courts and the Supreme Court, which has according to some experts has been giving him the benefit of the doubt through the use of the so-called “shadow docket.”Trump appears to be testing how far he can go after the conservative-dominated court not only granted him blanket immunity, but has also come d…

US Supreme Court expands its ’emergency’ docket – and Trump’s power too

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -As she has done several times recently, liberal Justice Elena Kagan last week sounded the alarm after another bold emergency action by the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority again let President Donald Trump carry out one of his policies without taking the usual time or deliberation to review its legality. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, allowed Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid despi…

How the Supreme Court is fast-tracking Trump’s cases on its ‘shadow docket’

As President Trump continues to test precedents, the Supreme Court is seeing a high number of “shadow docket” cases. Here’s why that’s so controversial.