A legal expert is sounding the alarm on a Trump move that seeks the Supreme Court's help with a "nasty" power grab. Trump's Solicitor General filed an emergency Supreme Court application asking the court to vacate a lower-court injunction on an executive order restricting mail-in voting. The executive order would take effect before the November 3 midterms, according to Litman. He also pointed out that the emergency application is reaching the Supreme Court via the "shadow docket." The Supreme Court issued a briefing order after getting the emergency application that gives the states and other challengers until August 3 to file a response, Litman noted.