Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump’s rhetoric

Samuel Alito makes big admission on 'sinister' topic he spent years decrying as nonsense

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito once dismissed complaints about the court's emergency docket as a manufactured controversy, but his new book concedes the docket has reshaped how the court works, and he does not expect that to change.In 2021, Alito used a speech at Notre Dame to push back at critics who call the emergency docket the shadow docket, saying the "catchy and sinister" label painted the justices as a dangerous cabal using improper m…

Alito warns emergency appeals surge is here to stay, slams court rhetoric

Justice Samuel Alito said the Supreme Court cannot stem the rise in emergency appeals. He also warned that sharper political rhetoric is eroding public trust in the court.

Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump’s rhetoric

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito highlights a surge in emergency appeals before the court during President Donald Trump's second administration in his new book, "So Ordered."