President Donald Trump has won a string of cases on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket this year, but many of these temporary victories will face full merit reviews.
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PresidentDonaldTrumphasanalmostflawlessrecordontheSupremeCourt’semergencydocketthisyear,astreakthathasdeliveredcrucialmomentsofrelieftothegovernmentasitfightshundredsoflawsuitschallengingthepresident’sagenda.
TheSupremeCourthasruledinTrump’sfavorongovernmentcuts,nationwideinjunctions,immigrationpoliciesandmore,leadingtheWhiteHousetotoutwhatitrecentlycountedas21victoriesbeforethehighcourt.
Thosevictoriesare,however,temporary.Theupcomingterm,whichbeginsMonday,willallowthejusticestobeginweighingthefullmeritsofsomeofthesecourtdisputesandultimatelycementorundokeypartsoftheTrumpagenda.
JonathanAdler,aWilliam&MaryLawSchoolprofessor,attributedtheinterimwinstotheSupremeCourt’sdesiretonarrowthejudicialbranch’sroleinpolicymaking.
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