17 days ago · United States
Trump leans on SCOTUS shadow docket more than Biden, Obama and Bush combined

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Axios is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 19:25 UTC. The headline in use is “Trump leans on SCOTUS shadow docket more than Biden, Obama and Bush combined”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
President Trump's administration on Monday filed its 41st application to the Supreme Court's shadow docket, a milestone that matches the total number of petitions it filed during his entire first term — in less than two years. Why it matters: The record highlights how often the president has turned to…
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- First reported by Axios
Trump leans on SCOTUS shadow docket more than Biden, Obama and Bush combined
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