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Updating The Wall of Receipts For President Trump's Three Appointees
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Updating The Wall of Receipts For President Trump's Three Appointees
How have Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett voted over the past year on the interim and certiorari dockets?
Josh Blackman | 7.28.2026 3:10 PM
Most of the analysis of how Justices votes focuses on the merits docket. But there are far more votes worth tracking. In March 2025, I published a detailed analysis of how the three Trump appointees had voted on the Court since their appointment on the interim docket and on the certiorari docket. Here, I'd like to provide an updated wall of receipts for the past fifteen months.
Rulings on the Interim Docket
This list includes recent rulings on the interim docket where Justices Thomas or Alito would have granted or denied relief, and one or more of the Trump appointees were on the other side. Again, I pick up after March 2025 where my last tally concluded.
A.A.R.P v. Trump (2025)- Justices Thomas and Alito would not have blocked President Trump's removal of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act. Justice Kavanaugh concurred in the majority's opinion, while Justices Gorsuch and Barrett were silent. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe (2025) - Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch would have allowed an Eighth Circuit ruling to go into effect finding that there is no private right of action under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Justices........© Reason.com
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