Trump Administration Has Filed 42 Emergency Supreme Court Appeals
The Trump administration has filed 42 emergency appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, a figure that surpasses the total submitted during his entire first term, and continues to submit further requests.
Sioux Falls, SD, October 14, 2026 —
The Trump administration has filed 42 emergency appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, exceeding the total number it submitted during President Donald Trump’s first term, according to the information provided. The administration continues to submit further requests.
The figure describes the number of emergency appeals filed. The available information does not give a date range for the 42 filings or state when the count was recorded. It also does not provide the total number of emergency appeals filed during Trump’s first term, so the size of the difference cannot be determined from the information available.
No details were provided about the individual appeals, the legal issues involved, or the cases in which they were filed. The information also does not say how many requests the Supreme Court has granted, rejected or otherwise acted on. The 42 figure therefore reflects filings, not a reported tally of court decisions.
The administration’s continued submissions mean the reported number is not presented as a final total. No additional count or timeline for future filings was provided. The available information does not identify which officials or agencies submitted the appeals, or provide statements from the administration or the court.
Without case-level details or a dated count, the scope and outcomes of the appeals cannot be assessed from this information alone. The reported comparison establishes that the administration’s 42 filings exceed its first-term total, but does not provide further figures or context about the difference.
Story summarized from the original created by Zach Schonfeld,Sophie Brams on thehill.com, see more information here.
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