Search SCOTUSblog

Type to search articles, cases, and authors.

Press ↵ to view all results.

Skip to main content
Decided

Alabama v. California

Application for stay denied as moot on Aug. 24, 2026.

Docket No.26A139
Op. Below1st Cir.
FiledJul 29, 2026
OpinionAug 24, 2026

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jul 29, 2026
Application (26A139) for a stay, submitted to Justice Jackson.
Jul 29, 2026
Response to application (26A139) requested by Justice Jackson, due by 4 p.m. (EDT) on August 3, 2026.
Aug 3, 2026
Response to application from respondent California, et al. filed.
Aug 3, 2026
Brief amicus curiae of Society for The Rule of Law filed. VIDED.
Aug 3, 2026
Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former Governors filed.
Aug 3, 2026
Brief amici curiae of 56 Former Judges filed. VIDED.
Aug 3, 2026
Brief amicus curiae of National Security Leaders for America filed.
Aug 3, 2026
Brief amici curiae of Asian Law Caucus, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 4, 2026
Reply of applicants Alabama, et al. filed.
Aug 24, 2026
Application (26A139) referred to the Court.
Aug 24, 2026
Application (26A139) denied as moot by the Court. The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson in No. 26A124 and by her referred to the Court is granted. The injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in case No. 1:26–cv–11581 is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson in No. 26A139 and by her referred to the Court is denied as moot. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan joins, dissenting. (Detached Opinion). Justice Jackson, dissenting. (Detached Opinion).

Welcome

Tell us a bit about yourself and choose what you’d like to hear from us. You can change any of it any time in your account.