Sotomayor: Supreme Court emergency docket appeals by Trump 'unprecedented'

"Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Slams Trump Administration's Emergency Appeals Surge. In a scathing speech at the University of Alabama School of Law, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has criticized the Trump administration's unprecedented increase in emergency appeals to the high court. The justice pointed out that this surge has flooded the court's emergency docket with appeals seeking quick intervention in cases still pending in lower courts. Sotomayor's comments highlight the growing concern that the administration is using the Supreme Court as a means to bypass the traditional appeals process, raising questions about the court's role in the US judicial system."

Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a Thursday speech at the the University of Alabama School of Law said the Trump administration’s increase in emergency appeals is “unprecedented in the court’s history.” The emergency docket is made up of appeals that seek quick intervention from justices in cases that are still in the lower courts. The administration...