Speaking at a judicial conference, the justice said that saying too much risked premature judgments, adding that the court had been trying various approaches.

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

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.