Story perspectives

Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Emergency Docket Erodes Judiciary

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that the Court’s emergency-docket practices risk corrosive effects on the judiciary.
She noted the Court now grants emergency relief far more often, especially in controversial cases.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration filed about 40 emergency applications since 2021 and won roughly 80% of them.
Jackson urged justices to first determine whether harms are truly urgent and severe before issuing stays.

1 of 1

Story summary

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that the Court’s emergency-docket practices risk corrosive effects on the judiciary.
She noted the Court now grants emergency relief far more often, especially in controversial cases.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration filed about 40 emergency applications since 2021 and won roughly 80% of them.
Jackson urged justices to first determine whether harms are truly urgent and severe before issuing stays.