Trump will file 20 Supreme Court emergency applications in just 23 weeks
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The Supreme Court ended its term last week, but justice has not yet been done. Donald Trump It was strategically deployed in his second term. This has proven to be surprisingly effective in moving forward with his sweeping agenda.
Trump administration lawyers have filed their 20th emergency application supreme court Thursday is only 23 weeks.
The eye-opening pace of applications comes as the administration appears to advance some of Trump’s drastic policy actions. And in many cases, the 6-3 majority of the courts advanced a green light to the administration.
Supreme Court in Washington, DC (Nicolas Economou/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
The High Court ruled Trump’s favor with the majority Emergency Applicationsallowing the administration to proceed with the firing of probation employees across the federal government amid ban on transgender service members in the military, ending millions of dollars in education sector grants, and many other actions.
Like most emergency orders, the awards are often unsigned and show little of what the judiciary is thinking.
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A US Supreme Court judge posed for an official portrait in the court on October 7, 2022. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The emergency application, and the Supreme Court’s response, are not intended to provide permanent relief. However, Trump has managed to use a “moving fast and breaking things” strategy to drive key demands through the so-called “shadow” dockets of the court.
For context, Trump filed more emergency applications in five months than his predecessor had done in years. Former President Joe Biden filed just 19 in his entire term, while President Obama and George W. Bush filed only eight in total during his tenure.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chief Justice John Roberts as he watches Melania Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump at the inauguration ceremony held at the Rotunda of the Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (Reuters/Tip Somodevila/Pool via File Photo)
In the interim, this strategy allowed him to implement many of the large executive orders he signed at his inauguration. These orders were filled with hundreds of cases across the country and blocked by many lower courts, urging the administration to appeal again and again through federal judiciary.
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For now, these short-term victories have fueled Trump’s allies, allowing them to claim executive action blitz and “winning.” This approach allows Trump to advance his key policy priorities without resorting to slow-moving Congress.