Daren K. Margolin, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review v. National Association of Immigration Judges

An association of immigration judges challenged an Executive Office for Immigration Review policy regulating judges' work-related speech. The Supreme Court issued a per curiam decision on whether the Fourth Circuit properly sent the case back to a district court to examine later developments affecting the Civil Service Reform Act review system.

The Court issued a per curiam decision on May 26, 2026.

The case concerns whether immigration judges challenging an employment policy can begin in federal district court or must use the Civil Service Reform Act's administrative review process. That choice affects judges covered by the policy and how quickly they can seek review.

The Court has finished this docket action. The parties and lower courts will take any steps required to carry out the Court's decision.

The Court issued a per curiam decision addressing whether the Fourth Circuit properly remanded the case for further review of the Civil Service Reform Act process.

Immigration judges covered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review policy are directly affected. The case concerns where their association may challenge work-related speech restrictions.

The Supreme Court has completed its docket action. The parties and lower courts will carry out any further proceedings required by the decision.