Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday defended the way the Supreme Court is handling the flood of emergency cases that has reached its docket during President Donald Trump’s administration, pushing back on mounting criticism that the court is often resolving those disputes with little to no explanation.

The conservative justice pushed back against criticism that the court is not explaining its decisions in cases that arise on the "shadow docket."

During the first six months of President Donald Trump's second term, the Supreme Court has frequently issued emergency docket (also known as the "shadow docket") rulings that have usually gone Trump's way.