Challenges to Biden Policies Fuel Supreme Court Summer Surge

The Supreme Court’s summer is busier than usual with the justices fielding a flurry of requests from Republican-led states and industry groups looking to block Biden administration policies.

The full court has decided 10 emergency applications since starting its recess on July 1. And the justices are on track to more than triple that number before starting the new term on Oct. 7, outpacing the number of requests handled during the pandemic.

“In the summer of 2020, when there were emergencies everywhere, the full court decided a total of 21 emergency applications,” said Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck, who’s ...