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Kavanaugh Defends Supreme Court’s Terse Emergency Orders

Speaking at a judicial conference, the justice said that saying too much risked premature judgments, adding that the court had been trying various approaches.

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Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh warned of a “lock-in effect” if the court were to issue detailed opinions on emergency applications.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators

The court’s order was the latest in a series of emergency rulings on the scope of the president’s power over independent agencies.

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President Trump notified three commissioners on the product safety board in early May that he was removing them.
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Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why

In a series of terse, unsigned orders, the court has often been giving the green light to President Trump’s agenda without a murmur of explanation.

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The court has allowed the administration to fire tens of thousands of government workers, discharge transgender troops, end protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants from war-torn countries and fundamentally shift power from Congress to the president.
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