US Supreme Court ‘Shadow Docket’ Quieter So Far This Term

The US Supreme Court has granted fewer requests for emergency relief three months into the term than it has in recent years.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) got turned down when he asked the justices to keep him from having to testify before a Georgia grand jury; Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward was denied when she asked the court to stop the Jan. 6 congressional committee from making her turn over her phone records; and the court punted two disputes over President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief plan to the merits docket to be fully briefed and argued.

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