{"id":2330822,"date":"2024-08-26T06:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T10:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-summer-recess-is-anything-but-quiet-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T06:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T10:50:34","slug":"supreme-court-summer-recess-is-anything-but-quiet-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-summer-recess-is-anything-but-quiet-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court summer recess is anything but quiet &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-summer-recess-is-anything-but-quiet-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200bdiscusses the busy summer activities of the U.S. Supreme Court, which has been handling a significant \u2063number of emergency applications\u2062 during its recess. Although the\u2064 justices will not return to their chambers \u2064for several weeks, they have been engaged in various legal decisions, including reviving a\u200b Republican-backed Arizona law\u2064 aimed at deterring illegal \u2064voting and maintaining holds on new\u200b Title IX guidelines while challenges proceed in lower\u200c courts. The\u2063 increased summer workload reflects a trend that has intensified in recent years, with legal experts raising concerns about the Supreme Court&#8217;s &#8220;shadow docket,&#8221; where urgent matters are resolved without\u200b the traditional\u2063 thorough process.<\/p>\n<p>Legal\u200d analysts speculate that the surge in emergency applications could be linked to the Biden administration&#8217;s recent policy changes, prompting a wave of challenges. The emergency requests include disputes related to Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ignores-supreme-court-cancels-another-74000-student-loans\/\" title=\"Biden disregards Supreme Court, cancels 74,000 more student loans\">student loan relief \u2063plan<\/a> and \u200denvironmental regulations. Both Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Elena Kagan have \u200cexpressed concerns\u2062 about the demanding summer schedule, noting\u2062 that it has made it increasingly difficult to manage their traditional summer breaks, \u200cwhich \u200bhave historically been less active.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court summer recess is anything but quiet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735444\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Justices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> are not due to return to their chambers for another six weeks, but the summer has been anything but quiet for the nine black robes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Thursday, the high court agreed to revive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3131382\/supreme-court-rejects-rnc-bid-uphold-arizona-voting-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>part of a Republican-backed Arizona <\/a>law that aims to deter illegal voting in the state. They also decided last Friday to keep holds on new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3126066\/supreme-court-title-ix-ruling-creates-enforcement-patchwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Title IX guidelines<\/a> for schools in 26 states while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-and-business-groups-chart-another-supreme-court-challenge-to-epa-emissions-rule-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"States and business groups chart another Supreme Court challenge to EPA emissions rule - Washington Examiner\">lower court challenges proceed<\/a>, a short-term win for conservative litigants who argued the updated sex and gender definitions would harm and discriminate against women&rsquo;s privacy rights and fairness in sports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The empty courtroom is seen at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-anticipated-supreme-court-decisions-remaining-in-2024\/\" title=\"Exciting Supreme Court Rulings to Expect in 2024\">justices prepare final decisions<\/a> of the high court&rsquo;s term, Monday, June 24, 2019. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The back-to-back activity stems from the high court&rsquo;s emergency docket, where the justices handle questions that percolate to their chambers and typically require faster resolution than it would normally take to weigh briefs, schedule oral arguments, and draft formal opinions like they typically do from October to June of each year.<\/p>\n<p>This increase in summer workload is a phenomenon that has ramped up in recent years and has even drawn scrutiny from some legal analysts, such as Steve Vladeck, a Georgetown University Law Center professor who has written books critical of the Supreme Court&rsquo;s so-called &ldquo;shadow docket.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Matters that bubble up to the high court in the summer months typically deal with narrow questions of how to rule on an issue while the broader legal process plays out in lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>courts<\/a>. The criticism stems from the justices deciding whether to allow or disallow an injunction on some degree or portion of a law in question, thereby causing real-world impacts before the legal fight is further developed along the normal appeals track line.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the time the Court disposes of (17) pending applications, it will have decided at least *25* since rising for its summer recess,&rdquo; Vladeck <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/steve_vladeck\/status\/1825608099073511611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> to X, earlier this week<em>.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>The last time the high court&rsquo;s summer was this busy was during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when there were at least 21 applications rising up during the court&rsquo;s seasonal break. in 2021, 2022, and 2023, the range was between six and 15 applications per summer.<\/p>\n<p>Vladeck said even if the docket activity were to slow down in the next six weeks, the justices are on track for the &ldquo;busiest summer in quite some time&mdash;if not ever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts have raised a number of potential causes for the uptick in summer work for the nine justices. In response to Vladeck&rsquo;s tally of applications on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Missouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Missouri<\/a> Solicitor General Josh Divine argued the high court is not to blame for the number of emergency applications, but rather it is the fault of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration for inviting a flurry of challenges to last-minute policy changes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden admin chose to roll out tons of new, major rules all at once in April and May to avoid a future Congress being able to repeal them,&rdquo; Divine <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshDivineMO\/status\/1826630511936335989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While not every emergency application stems from challenges to federal agency rules, the justices are preparing to answer to at least two emergency disputes stemming from Biden&rsquo;s agenda, including efforts to implement a sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3075328\/gop-led-states-ask-supreme-court-to-review-biden-student-loan-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>student loan relief plan<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3115016\/states-business-groups-chart-another-supreme-court-challenge-epa-emissions-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>environmental air pollution policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another pending fight surrounds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/07\/politics\/oklahoma-abortion-family-planning-hotline-supreme-court\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>challenge<\/a> from Oklahoma over Biden&rsquo;s requirement for family planning clinics that receive federal public health funding to provide referrals for abortions to patients who request it.<\/p>\n<p>While some legal observers view the current schedule as surprising, if not at least exhausting, even some members of the high court have suggested that the summer schedule is becoming harder to manage.<\/p>\n<p>In January, during an appearance at University of California, Berkley&rsquo;s law school, 70-year-old liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked about the emergency calendar being &ldquo;much more active&rdquo; in recent time, noting she is personally &ldquo;tired.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There used to be a time when we had a good chunk of the summer break. Not anymore. The emergency calendar is busy almost on a weekly basis,&rdquo; the justice <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/sotomayor-says-surprised-by-supreme-court-pace-tougher-workload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, liberal Justice Elena Kagan brought up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3100547\/kagan-says-supreme-court-needs-mechanism-enforce-ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>similar feeling<\/a> during a recent public talk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our summers used to be actually summers,&rdquo; Kagan told group of judges in California. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve gotten into a pattern where we&rsquo;re doing too many of them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not immediately clear what the result of maintaining a higher degree of work in the summer months could be for the court during its normal fall to spring session, although some experts have speculated the justices are creating a sort of &ldquo;backlog&rdquo; that could serve as a temporary norm for the high court, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/supreme-court-workload-backloaded-as-justices-hear-fewer-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the justices have granted more than 24 cases to be heard in the upcoming term, which is technically fewer than the number that is typically needed to fill up the calendar from October to December, the first half of the term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The justices will return to Washington, D.C., in late September for their annual long conference, where they are sure to add more cases to their docket, in addition to a hefty number of rejections.<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 1 is a Tuesday this year, meaning the justices will commence their term during the first full week of the month beginning on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735444\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735444\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s summer break has been far from uneventful. Although the justices won&#8217;t return to their chambers for another six weeks, they have been active during this period. Recently, the court decided to reinstate a portion of an Arizona law supported by Republicans that seeks to discourage illegal voting in the state. Additionally, last Friday, they opted to maintain holds on new Title IX guidelines affecting schools in 26 states while lower court challenges are ongoing. This decision represents a temporary victory for conservative litigants who argue that the revised definitions of sex and gender could infringe upon women&#8217;s privacy rights and fairness in sports.<\/p>\n<p>The recent flurry of activity is attributed to the Supreme Court&#8217;s emergency docket, which addresses urgent matters requiring quicker resolutions than typical cases handled from October through June. This increase in summer workload has become more common in recent years and has drawn criticism from legal analysts like Steve Vladeck, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center who has expressed concerns about what he calls the &#8220;shadow docket.&#8221; The issues brought before the court during summer often involve specific questions regarding injunctions related to laws before broader legal processes unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Vladeck noted that by the time 17 pending applications are resolved, at least 25 will have been addressed since their summer recess began. The last time there was such high activity during summer was amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when over 21 applications were submitted during this break; however, between 2021 and 2023, only six to fifteen applications were typically filed each summer.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts suggest various reasons for this uptick in summertime judicial work. Missouri Solicitor General Josh Divine pointed out that many emergency applications stem from challenges against President Biden\u2019s administration due to numerous significant policy changes introduced all at once earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>While not every emergency application relates directly to federal agency rules, two notable disputes linked to Biden\u2019s agenda are expected: one concerning student loan relief and another regarding environmental air pollution regulations. There is also an ongoing challenge related to family planning clinics receiving federal funding requiring them to refer patients seeking abortions.<\/p>\n<p>Some justices themselves have acknowledged how demanding their summer schedules have become; Justice Sonia Sotomayor remarked on how much busier their emergency calendar is now compared with previous years. Similarly, Justice Elena Kagan noted that summers used to be more relaxed but now involve too many responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain what impact maintaining such a busy schedule over the summer will have on regular sessions running from fall through spring; some experts speculate it may lead to a backlog of cases for future terms. Currently, more than 24 cases have already been granted hearings for next term\u2014fewer than usual needed for filling up early calendars\u2014but additional cases will likely be added when justices reconvene later this September before starting their term on October 7th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2330823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SUPREME-COURT-SHADOW-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39262,33211,39261,32275,32076],"class_list":["post-2330822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-court-decisions","tag-legal-news","tag-summer-recess","tag-supreme-court","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SUPREME-COURT-SHADOW-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}