The Supreme Court’s scant explanation in recent emergency decisions backing President Trump is sparking increasing debate among lower judges — and even the justices themselves.

The Supreme Court has issued emergency decisions without explanation well before Trump took office, and several justices have long defended them.

But the Trump administration’s staggering flood of emergency appeals have put the practice in the limelight. The administration filed its 25th application Monday, more than the Biden administration brought during its four years in office.

The growing friction came to a head when the justices last month enabled the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in grants the administration said ran counter to its fight against diversity pro

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