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Supreme Court — Shadow Docket

Emergency-docket rulings decided fast and often unsigned, yet in force nationwide — read from the Brennan Center's record of applications since January 2025.

Decisions by month

Emergency-application decisions concerning administration actions, by month of decision. Each column is a count of decisions, not a rate.

By topic

The subject of each application. A single application can touch more than one topic, so the topic counts can exceed the number of decisions.

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Most recent decisions

The latest emergency-docket decisions. Rows that favored the administration are marked in the alarm accent.

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Stated total vs. our recount

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Methodology & sources

Source: the Brennan Center's Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker, which records emergency applications relating to administration actions since January 20, 2025.