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Interim Docket 2025

This page shows significant applications that have been filed during the term.

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The Supreme Court’s interim relief docket, also known as the emergency docket or the shadow docket, consists of applications seeking immediate action from the court. These cases are handled on an expedited basis with limited briefing and typically (though not always) no oral argument, and the court often resolves them in unsigned orders with little or no explanation (though there may be concurrences or dissents). This page shows significant applications that have been filed during the term.

Pending applications

Federal Application
Application Challenging Federal Government
No. 26A370Thornell v. Jensen
Whether the Supreme Court should block a district court order requiring a receivership over the prison healthcare system in Arizona.
No. 26A349Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Albence
Whether the Supreme Court should prevent enforcement of the disclosure requirements under the Delaware Elections Disclosure Act.
No. 26A325M.W. v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a ruling declaring N.G. and O.A. to be the legal parents of the baby M.W. carried under a surrogacy contract with N.G. and O.A.
No. 26A308Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters
Whether the Supreme Court should pause a ruling that bars the government from using the current version of the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database to verify voters’ citizenship.

Decided applications

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Federal Government Prevailed
Federal Government Unsuccessful
No. 26A358Leguia v. New Jersey Republican State Committee
Whether the Supreme Court should allow Libertarian candidate Lana Leguia, who is running to represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, to appear on the November ballot.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Alito on Sept. 18, 2026.
No. 26A357New Mexico Forward Party v. Oliver
Whether the Supreme Court should issue an injunction that would require New Mexico to put the New Mexico Forward Party’s candidates on its November ballot.
DecisionApplication for writ of injunction denied by Justice Gorsuch on Sept. 17, 2026.
No. 26A332Vermont Information Processing, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit requiring Vermont Information Processing to submit to a compliance proceeding before the National Labor Relations Board.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Chief Justice Roberts on Sept. 16, 2026.
No. 26A305U.S. Postal Service v. California
Whether the Supreme Court should pause an order that blocks the government from implementing parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots.
DecisionApplication for stay denied on Sept. 14, 2026. Justice Kavanaugh wrote a concurring opinion. Justice Alito wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Thomas.
No. 26A326People Not Politicians v. Onder
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a ruling allowing Missouri to use its new congressional map in the 2026 midterm election.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on Sept. 10, 2026.
No. 26A296ODonnell v. Garcia
Whether the Supreme Court should stay or recall a writ of mandamus issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit seeking to require a federal district judge to consider a motion to lift a consent decree in a case brought against Harris County, Texas, and its sheriff and its criminal court judges, alleging that its bail practices in misdemeanor cases were unconstitutional.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Alito on Sept. 9, 2026.
No. 26A298DMARC Advisor BV v. dmarcian, Inc.
Whether the Supreme Court should prevent a trial from proceeding before a federal district court while DMARC Advisor BV appeals an injunction barring it from using the “dmarcian” trademark anywhere except Europe, Russia, and Africa.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Chief Justice Roberts on Sept. 9, 2026.
No. 26A239Doe v. McDonald
Whether the Supreme Court should grant an injunction to a woman and her son so that the boy can enroll in kindergarten in New York while challenging the state’s vaccine rules, which do not allow for exemptions for families who reject vaccines for religious reasons.
DecisionApplication for injunction pending appeal denied on Sept. 8, 2026. Justices Alito and Gorsuch would grant the application.
No. 26A304Hoskins v. von Glahn
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a ruling preventing Missouri from using its new congressional map in the 2026 midterm election.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kavanaugh on Sept. 8, 2026.
No. 26A297U.S. Postal Service v. California
Whether the Supreme Court should pause an order that blocks the government from implementing parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots.
DecisionApplication for stay withdrawn on Sept. 6, 2026.
No. 26A118CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit enforcing an order of the National Labor Relations Board against CEMEX.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on July 27, 2026. Later that day, CEMEX renewed its application in a request to Justice Alito. On Sept. 4, the full court denied the application.
No. 26A274National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit preventing political parties and joint fundraising committees from paying preferential broadcast rates for political ads.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on Sept. 4, 2026. Justice Jackson wrote a dissenting opinion.
No. 26A289NP Red Rock LLC, d/b/a Red Rock Casino Resort Spa v. National Labor Relations Board
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upholding a National Labor Relations Board order that requires Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa to negotiate with a union.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Chief Justice Roberts on Sept. 4, 2026.
No. 26A275Americans for Citizen Voting - Michigan v. Michigan Board of State Canvassers
Whether the Supreme Court should require Michigan election officials to put on the ballot in November an initiative that proposes amending the state's constitution to require proof of citizenship to vote.
DecisionApplication for injunction denied by Justice Kavanaugh on Sept. 3, 2026.
No. 26A203National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation
Whether the Supreme Court should stay an injunction halting the ongoing construction of an integrated military complex, including a ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on Aug. 31, 2026. Chief Justice Roberts wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson.
No. 26A124Trump v. California
Whether the Supreme Court should stay an injunction barring federal agencies from fully implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on Aug. 24, 2026. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Kagan. Justice Jackson wrote a dissenting opinion.
No. 26A139Alabama v. California
Whether the Supreme Court should stay an injunction barring federal agencies from fully implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting.
DecisionApplication for stay denied as moot on Aug. 24, 2026.
No. 26A238Sichuan Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. v. Flores
Whether the Supreme Court should stay lower-court proceedings while Sichuan Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. prepares a petition for review on the denial of its motion to quash service of summons for lack of specific personal jurisdiction.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on Aug. 24, 2026.
No. 26A194Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc.
Whether the Supreme Court should stay lower-court proceedings in a case on the commission Apple earns on linked-out App Store purchases while the Supreme Court reviews a civil contempt finding from earlier in the dispute.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on Aug. 13, 2026.
No. 26A141Palestine Liberation Organization v. Sokolow
Whether the Supreme Court should stay enforcement of a $655.5 million judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Sotomayor on Aug. 3, 2026.
No. 26A33Walsh v. Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission
Whether the Supreme Court should bar the Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission from allowing officers of the Democratic Party to invoke a ballot-objection statute to disqualify Republican attorney general candidate Michael Walsh.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Jackson on July 10, 2026.
No. 26A31Jaya v. Lyons
Whether the Supreme Court should stay the order of removal entered by the immigration judge and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s denial of a motion to stay that order.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on July 9, 2026.
No. 25A1389Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Paxton
Whether the Supreme Court should vacate a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit allowing Texas to enforce a state law requiring parental consent and age verification to download apps from an app store and to buy paid content within an app.
DecisionApplication to vacate stay denied on July 6, 2026.
No. 25A1390Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Paxton
Whether the Supreme Court should vacate a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit allowing Texas to enforce a state law requiring parental consent and age verification to download apps from an app store and to buy paid content within an app.
DecisionApplication to vacate stay denied on July 6, 2026.
No. 25A1448Herridge v. Chen
DecisionApplication for stay denied on July 2, 2026. Justice Kavanaugh would grant the application.
No. 25A478Blanche v. Perlmutter
Whether the Supreme Court should pause an order that temporarily reinstated the top U.S. copyright official after her firing earlier this year.
DecisionOn Nov. 26, 2025, the court deferred action on the application for stay pending oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. Justice Thomas noted that he would grant the application. On June 30, 2026, the court denied the application.
No. 25A952Mullin v. Doe
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court order preventing the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Syrian nationals.
DecisionApplication for stay denied as moot on June 30, 2026.
No. 25A999Trump v. Miot
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court order preventing the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals.
DecisionApplication for stay denied as moot on June 30, 2026.
No. 25A1396Moore v. Senate Majority PAC
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit directing the district court to enter judgment for Senate Majority PAC and permitting release of the $8.2 million bond securing the jury’s judgment in Roy Moore’s favor.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Thomas on June 29, 2026.
No. 25A312Trump v. Cook
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing the president from firing a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
DecisionOn Oct. 1, 2025, the court deferred action on the application for stay pending oral argument in January. On June 29, 2026, the court denied the application.
No. 25A1410Hess v. Oakland County, Michigan
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit denying an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of a Michigan law on making a terrorist threat.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kavanaugh on June 18, 2026.
No. 25A1314Allen v. Milligan
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing Alabama from using the congressional map it adopted in 2023.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on June 2, 2026. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson.
No. 25A1315Allen v. Singleton
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing Alabama from using the congressional map it adopted in 2023.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on June 2, 2026. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson.
No. 25A1316Allen v. Caster
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing Alabama from using the congressional map it adopted in 2023.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on June 2, 2026. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson.
No. 25A1317Roshan v. Lawrence
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirming a federal district court’s dismissal of Peyman Roshan’s lawsuit challenging the California State Bar’s attorney disciplinary proceedings.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on May 28, 2026.
No. 25A1319Roshan v. Sunquist
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirming a federal district court’s dismissal of Peyman Roshan’s lawsuit challenging the California Department of Real Estate licensee proceedings reciprocally instituted from California State Bar attorney disciplinary proceedings against him.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on May 28, 2026.
No. 25A1275Jordan v. Darrisaw
Whether the Supreme Court should vacate stays from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that enabled members of a Special Committee of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia to release statements on two candidates for the Supreme Court of Georgia, which identified the candidates and asserted that they had likely violated specified provisions of the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct.
DecisionApplication to vacate stay denied on May 22, 2026.
No. 25A1240Scott v. McDougle
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a Virginia Supreme Court ruling preventing the state from using a new congressional map in the 2026 elections.
DecisionApplication for stay denied on May 15, 2026.
No. 25A1207Danco Laboratories v. Louisiana
Whether the Supreme Court should pause a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit preventing mifepristone from being prescribed by telemedicine and delivered by mail.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on May 14, 2026. Justices Thomas and Alito wrote dissenting opinions.
No. 25A1208GenBioPro v. Louisiana
Whether the Supreme Court should pause a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit preventing mifepristone from being prescribed by telemedicine and delivered by mail.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on May 14, 2026. Justices Thomas and Alito wrote dissenting opinions.
No. 25A1229Allen v. Caster
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing Alabama from using the congressional map it adopted in 2023.
DecisionApplication for stay denied as moot by Justice Thomas on May 11, 2026.
No. 25A1230Allen v. Singleton
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing Alabama from using the congressional map it adopted in 2023.
DecisionApplication for stay denied as moot by Justice Thomas on May 11, 2026.
No. 25A1231Allen v. Milligan
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling preventing Alabama from using the congressional map it adopted in 2023.
DecisionApplication for stay denied as moot by Justice Thomas on May 11, 2026.
No. 25A1213Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc.
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirming a district court ruling holding Apple in civil contempt for violating an injunction related to its App Store policies by charging a commission on purchases of digital goods in apps running on Apple’s operating system and downloaded from the App Store, but which take place on a third-party payment system.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on May 6, 2026.
No. 25A1197Callais v. Louisiana
Whether the Supreme Court should order the clerk of the Supreme Court to immediately send a copy of the court’s opinion and certified copy of the court’s judgment in Louisiana v. Callais to the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
DecisionApplication for issuance of a copy of the opinion and certified copy of the judgment granted on May 4, 2026. Justice Alito wrote a concurring opinion, joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch. Justice Jackson wrote a dissenting opinion.
No. 25A1096Ronan v. LaRose
Whether the Supreme Court should bar Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Franklin County Board of Elections from removing Sam Ronan, a candidate for Congress in the state's 15th district, from Ohio's Republican primary election ballot.
DecisionApplication for preliminary injunction denied on April 9, 2026.
No. 25A1008Lopez v. United States
Whether the Supreme Court should block a land swap involving a Native American sacred site.
DecisionApplication for injunction pending appeal denied by Justice Kagan on March 19, 2026.
No. 25A810Mirabelli v. Bonta
Whether the Supreme Court should vacate a stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that paused a ruling that would have required educators to notify parents if their child changes the name or pronouns they're using in school.
DecisionApplication to vacate stay granted in part on March 2, 2026. Justices Thomas and Alito would grant the application in full. Justice Sotomayor would deny the application in full. Justice Barrett wrote a concurring opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh. Justice Kagan wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Jackson.
No. 25A914Malliotakis v. Williams
Whether the Supreme Court should stay an order from the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York preventing state officials from conducting any election under a congressional map approved by the New York Legislature in 2024.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on March 2, 2026. Justice Alito wrote a concurring opinion. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson.
No. 25A915Kosinski v. Williams
Whether the Supreme Court should stay an order from the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York preventing state officials from conducting any election under a congressional map approved by the New York Legislature in 2024.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on March 2, 2026. Justice Alito wrote a concurring opinion. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson.
No. 25A931G.W. v. Coronado Unified School District
Whether the Supreme Court should stay enforcement and collection of attorney-fee awards, enforcement of sanctions against Tracy L. Henderson, and related enforcement proceedings while applicants seek Supreme Court review.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Kagan on Feb. 25, 2026.
No. 25A898Borough of Montvale, New Jersey v. Davenport
Whether the Supreme Court should block enforcement of New Jersey's 2024 affordable housing mandate that set March 15 as a rezoning deadline.
DecisionApplication for injunction pending appeal denied by Justice Alito on Feb. 24, 2026.
No. 25A839Tangipa v. Newsom
Whether the Supreme Court should pause a three-judge district court ruling allowing California to use its new congressional map in the 2026 elections.
DecisionApplication for writ of injunction denied on Feb. 4, 2026.
No. 25A841NRA Group, LLC v. Durenleau
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit preventing NRA Group, LLC, from challenging two former employees' actions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Alito on Jan. 28, 2026.
No. 25A720Barbers Hill Independent School District v. Arnold
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a ruling requiring a former volunteer school board president and a superintendent to sit for depositions about the underlying motivations behind a school board policy on male students' hair length.
DecisionApplication for stay denied by Justice Alito on Jan. 14, 2026.
No. 25A725PG Publishing Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Whether the Supreme Court should pause an injunction requiring changes to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's employee health insurance plan.
DecisionApplication for stay denied on Jan. 7, 2026.
No. 25A443Trump v. Illinois
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court order preventing the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying the National Guard within Illinois.
DecisionApplication for stay denied on Dec. 23, 2025. Justice Kavanaugh wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Alito wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Thomas. Justice Gorsuch wrote a dissenting opinion.
No. 25A662Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that would send a dispute over a policy governing speaking engagements by immigration judges back to a federal trial court for fact-finding.
DecisionApplication for stay denied on Dec. 19, 2025.
No. 25A633Kanayama v. Kowal
Whether the Supreme Court should stay the extradition of Masahide Kanayama to Japan.
DecisionApplication for stay of extradition denied by Justice Sotomayor on Dec. 12, 2025.
No. 25A608Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens
Whether the Supreme Court should pause a three-judge district court ruling barring Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 elections.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on Dec. 4, 2025. Justice Alito wrote a concurring opinion, joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch. Justice Kagan wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.
No. 25A561Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Sanchez
Whether the Supreme Court should prohibit enforcement of two California laws requiring businesses to publish reports on a wide range of climate-related topics.
DecisionApplication for injunction withdrawn on Nov. 18, 2025.
No. 25A515Duran v. United States
Whether the Supreme Court should pause enforcement of a judgment granting control of $40 million in funds from the estate of Ferdinand Marcos held in an account in New York to the Republic of the Philippines while Filipino human rights victims who won a $2 billion judgment against the estate appeal the judgment.
DecisionApplication for stay of judgment denied by Justice Sotomayor on Nov. 14, 2025.
No. 25A376Castro v. Guevara
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that would require a 7-year-old girl residing in Dallas, Texas, with her mother to be sent back to Venezuela.
DecisionApplication for stay denied on Nov. 13, 2025. Justices Sotomayor and Jackson would grant the application.
No. 25A539Rollins v. Rhode Island State Council of Churches
Whether the Supreme Court should pause a district court's orders requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) payments.
DecisionJustice Jackson granted the Trump administration's request for an administrative stay on Nov. 7, 2025. On Nov. 11, the court extended the administrative stay. Jackson indicated that she would not have extended the administrative stay, and that she would have turned down the government's request. On Nov. 13, the stay request was withdrawn.
No. 25A319Trump v. Orr
Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court ruling that would require the State Department to provide transgender and nonbinary people with passports reflecting the sex designation of their choosing.
DecisionApplication for stay granted on Nov. 6, 2025. Justice Jackson wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan.
No. 25A47659 Murray Enterprises, Inc. v. City of New York
Whether the Supreme Court should block the city from implementing zoning restrictions — enacted in 2001 but never enforced — against businesses that devote 40% or less of their business to adult entertainment.
DecisionApplication for injunction denied by Justice Sotomayor on Oct. 31, 2025.
No. 25A402Hess v. Oakland County, Michigan
Whether the Supreme Court should grant an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of a Michigan law on making a terrorist threat.
DecisionApplication for writ of injunction denied by Justice Kavanaugh on Oct. 20, 2025.
No. 25A322We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Ventura Unified School District
Whether the Supreme Court should prevent enforcement of California's school vaccination requirements against Jane Doe and all similar situated members of We the Patriots USA, Inc. while the litigation continues.
DecisionApplication for injunctive relief denied on Oct. 17, 2025.
No. 25A411Jones v. Lafferty
Whether the Supreme Court should stay the enforcement of a judgment of $1,436,650,000 against Alex Jones.
DecisionApplication to stay collection denied by Justice Sotomayor on Oct. 14, 2025.
No. 25A354Google LLC v. Epic Games, Inc.
Whether the Supreme Court should partially stay a permanent injunction requiring changes to the Google Play app store.
DecisionApplication for partial stay denied on Oct. 6, 2025.

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