Emergency docket
Requests for fast, temporary orders while a case goes on below, also called the shadow docket or the interim docket.
Since January 1, 2025472 applications trackedSource: SupremeCourt.gov dockets and orders
This week
Filed or ruled September 25, 2026 to October 8, 2026: argument first, then the federal government, recorded dissents, and executions.
Awaiting actionRates for political adsFederal Communications Commission v. Sherrod BrownFiled 26A476GrantedDeportation to third countriesDepartment of Homeland Security v. D. V. D.Ruled 26A406Awaiting actionTransgender prisoners’ housing and careDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Alishea Sophia KingdomFiled 26A416GrantedVoter checks using federal dataDepartment of Homeland Security v. League of Women VotersRuled 26A308DeniedIntellectual disability and executionJamaal Howard v. TexasRuled 26A459
By the numbers
26 of 31Government applications grantedfederal government rulings, in full or part
16Awaiting action5 with a response requested
47Grantedof 438 rulings; includes partial grants
391Deniedof 438 rulings
12Median days to rulingover 438 rulings
- Granted47
- Denied391
- Awaiting action16
- Closed without a ruling18
Awaiting action (16)
Newest filing first. Held for argument and argued applications stay here until the Court rules.
Awaiting actionDiscounts on campaign adsNational Republican Congressional Committee v. Sherrod BrownFiled Response due , 5 p.m. ET26A477Awaiting actionRates for political adsFederal Communications Commission v. Sherrod BrownFiled Response due , 5 p.m. ET26A476Awaiting actionPausing a court rulingJamie Labranche v. Amos Financial LLC, as successor in interest to Nestor I LLCFiled Response due Not requested26A489Awaiting actionTransgender athletes in girls' sportsK.M.K., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown v. Washington Interscholastic Activities AssociationFiled Response due , 4 p.m. ET26A458Awaiting actionLawyer disciplineBelinda Noah v. The Florida BarFiled Response due Not requested26A471Awaiting actionPretrial detention appealsKyle Wagner v. United StatesFiled Response due , 4 p.m. ET26A446Awaiting actionTransgender prisoners’ housing and careDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Alishea Sophia KingdomFiled Response due , 4 p.m. ET26A416Awaiting actionPausing a court rulingRyan Givey v. Alicia A. GiveyFiled Response due Not requested26A397Awaiting actionPausing an appeals court rulingMarjorie Y Evans v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage CompanyFiled Response due Not requested26A265Awaiting actionEmergency court ordersChiddy Golden v. Transunion, LLCFiled Response due Not requested26A237Awaiting actionEmergency orders during appealKatherine L. Hobbins Forester v. Adam GerolFiled Response due Not requested26A245Awaiting actionPausing an appeals court orderCarl Gordon v. Philip Gutierrez, Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaFiled Response due Not requested26A167Awaiting actionPausing a court rulingBridget Gilmore v. Walmart, IncorporatedFiled Response due Not requested26A163Awaiting actionPausing a court rulingCarl Gordon v. Gavin NewsomFiled Response due Not requested26A36Awaiting actionEmergency injunctionsMichael D. Dalton, Jr. v. Choiceone BankFiled Response due Not requested25A1353Awaiting actionPausing an appeals court rulingAllen Watkins v. United States District Court for District of ArizonaFiled Response due Not requested25A622
Latest rulings (438 rulings, 18 closed without one on record)
DeniedInterest on unclaimed propertyRachael Eubanks v. Dennis O'ConnorRuled Days to ruling 626A457DeniedIntellectual disability and executionIn Re Jamaal HowardRuled Days to ruling 026A470DeniedRepeat death row appeal deadlinesIn Re Jamaal HowardRuled Days to ruling 126A456DeniedIntellectual disability and executionJamaal Howard v. TexasRuled Days to ruling 126A459DeniedMedia merger challengePamela Faust v. Paramount Skydance CorporationRuled Days to ruling 026A455DeniedPausing a court rulingElisha Holloway v. Bryan PolkRuled Days to ruling 826A449DeniedWhen trademark rulings bind courtsCesari S.R.L. v. Peju Province Winery L.P.Ruled Days to ruling 4226A263DeniedStopping deportationFaye Pape-Ansoumana v. Todd Blanche, Attorney GeneralRuled Days to ruling 6926A164DeniedPausing a court rulingGregory Alvin James Van Etten v. Stephanie K. FattmanRuled Days to ruling 8126A97DeniedProtecting confidential sourcesCatherine Herridge v. Yanping ChenRuled Days to ruling 10125A1448DeniedCourt-ordered business searchesSwift Transportation of Arizona, LLC v. Francis J. Mathew, Judge, First Judicial District Court of New Mexico, Santa Fe CountyRuled Days to ruling 226A447DeniedEmergency orders during appealsIn Re Nikolay M. ValovRuled Days to ruling 326A437DeniedEmergency court ordersRyan P. Givey v. Todd Blanche, Attorney GeneralRuled Days to ruling 626A434DeniedPrison health care oversightRyan Thornell v. Shawn JensenRuled Days to ruling 1526A370DeniedNonprofit donor privacyAmericans for Prosperity Foundation v. Anthony AlbenceRuled Days to ruling 2126A349GrantedLast-minute execution stayKenneth Nelsen, Warden v. Christa Gail PikeRuled Days to ruling 026A428DeniedStay of executionCurtis W. Beasley v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsRuled Days to ruling 126A415DeniedAccess to lethal injection challengesChrista Gail Pike v. TennesseeRuled Days to ruling 426A414DeniedStaying an executionCurtis W. Beasley v. FloridaRuled Days to ruling 526A405GrantedDeportation to third countriesDepartment of Homeland Security v. D. V. D.Ruled Days to ruling 526A406DeniedPausing an appeals court rulingDevin Randolph v. Bath & Body Works, Inc.Ruled Days to ruling 826A422DeniedCivil courts and religious rulingsSamuel Strulovitch v. Moshe BainRuled Days to ruling 1226A382DeniedRace-based school admissionsYi Fang Chen, individually and on behalf of her minor children M.P., Ma.P., and P.P. v. Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of the City of New York, New YorkRuled Days to ruling 726A407DeniedPausing a lower-court orderIn Re Stephen J. WilliamsRuled Days to ruling 1426A417GrantedMissouri congressional map referendumPeople Not Politicians v. Robert OnderRuled Days to ruling 326A388
Filed by the federal government (40)
The federal government, usually through the Solicitor General, asks the Court to pause lower-court orders against its policies. These are the applications people count when they talk about the shadow docket.
Key figures, as of October 9, 2026
40Applications filedby the federal government since January 1, 2025
84%Granted in full or part26 of 31 rulings
74%Explained in writing23 of 31 rulings whose order text was read
21Median days to rulingover 31 rulings
65%Recorded 6-3 splits20 of 31 rulings
Awaiting actionRates for political adsFederal Communications Commission v. Sherrod BrownFiled Response due , 5 p.m. ET26A476Awaiting actionTransgender prisoners’ housing and careDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Alishea Sophia KingdomFiled Response due , 4 p.m. ET26A416
GrantedDeportation to third countriesDepartment of Homeland Security v. D. V. D.Ruled Days to ruling 526A406GrantedVoter checks using federal dataDepartment of Homeland Security v. League of Women VotersRuled Days to ruling 1726A308DeniedPostmarks on mail ballotsUnited States Postal Service v. CaliforniaRuled Days to ruling 826A305WithdrawnPostmarks on mail ballotsUnited States Postal Service v. CaliforniaClosed Days to close 326A297GrantedWhite House ballroom constructionNational Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesRuled Days to ruling 1826A203GrantedPresidential power over votingDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CaliforniaRuled Days to ruling 2826A124Dismissed as mootTemporary protection for HaitiansDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Fritz Emmanuel Lesly MiotClosed Days to close 11125A999Dismissed as mootTemporary permits for familiesMarkwayne Mullin, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Dahlia DoeClosed Days to close 12425A952WithdrawnFood aid during shutdownBrooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture v. Rhode Island State Council of ChurchesClosed Days to close 625A539DeniedPower to deploy National GuardDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. IllinoisRuled Days to ruling 6725A443GrantedGender markers on passportsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Ashton OrrRuled Days to ruling 4825A319GrantedProtections for Venezuelan immigrantsKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. National TPS AllianceRuled Days to ruling 1425A326DeniedFiring Federal Reserve governorsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemRuled Days to ruling 28425A312DeniedPower to withhold foreign aidDepartment of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy CoalitionRuled Days to ruling 1825A269GrantedPresident's power to fire officialsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Rebecca Kelly SlaughterRuled Days to ruling 1825A264WithdrawnForeign aid funding freezeDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Global Health CouncilClosed Days to close 325A227GrantedImmigration stops and profilingKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Pedro Vasquez PerdomoRuled Days to ruling 3225A169Granted in partEnding health research grantsNational Institutes of Health v. American Public Health AssociationRuled Days to ruling 2825A103GrantedPresidential power to fire officialsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Mary BoyleRuled Days to ruling 2125A11GrantedPower to cut federal jobsLinda McMahon, Secretary of Education v. New YorkRuled Days to ruling 3824A1203GrantedFederal job cutsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. American Federation of Government EmployeesRuled Days to ruling 3624A1174GrantedNotice before third-country deportationsDepartment of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.Ruled Days to ruling 2724A1153GrantedDOGE and public recordsU.S. Doge Service v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonRuled Days to ruling 1624A1122WithdrawnFederal workforce cutsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. American Federation of Government EmployeesClosed Days to close 1124A1106GrantedEnding migrants’ temporary staysKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Svitlana DoeRuled Days to ruling 2224A1079GrantedAccess to Social Security dataSocial Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal EmployeesRuled Days to ruling 3524A1063GrantedProtections for Venezuelan immigrantsKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. National TPS AllianceRuled Days to ruling 1824A1059GrantedTransgender military serviceUnited States v. Commander Emily ShillingRuled Days to ruling 1224A1030GrantedPresident's power to fire officialsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Gwynne A. WilcoxRuled Days to ruling 4324A966Granted in partReturning a deported immigrantKristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security v. Kilmar Armando Abrego GarciaRuled Days to ruling 324A949GrantedDeportations under wartime lawDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. J.G.G.Ruled Days to ruling 1024A931GrantedEducation grant paymentsDepartment of Education v. CaliforniaRuled Days to ruling 924A910GrantedFiring federal workersOffice of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government EmployeesRuled Days to ruling 1524A904GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CASA, Inc.Ruled Days to ruling 10624A884GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. WashingtonRuled Days to ruling 10624A885GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. New JerseyRuled Days to ruling 10624A886DeniedFrozen foreign aid paymentsDepartment of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy CoalitionRuled Days to ruling 724A831Dismissed as mootPresident's power to fire officialsScott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury v. Hampton Dellinger, Special Counsel of the Office of Special CounselClosed Days to close 1824A790
Separate writings
- DissentMulkey v. AlabamaRead (PDF)
- DissentNelsen v. PikeRead (PDF)
- DissentPostal Service v. CaliforniaRead (PDF)
- DissentJones v. United StatesRead (PDF)
- DissentDoe v. HochulRead (PDF)
- DissentDershowitz v. Cable News Network, Inc.Read (PDF)
- DissentSmith v. KindRead (PDF)
- DissentGrayson v. United StatesRead (PDF)
- DissentUnited States v. CarterRead (PDF)
- DissentSaldaño v. TexasRead (PDF)
- DissentAlabama v. PowellRead (PDF)
- DissentE.D. v. Noblesville School DistrictRead (PDF)
How this tracker works
Applications are found by walking the Court's application numbers in order and by reading its orders, so each one is tracked from the day it is filed; requests for more time are not tracked. A page publishes as soon as the docket record reads cleanly; the plain-English answers are written from the docket, the application, the ruling below, and the Court's own orders and opinions. Votes are shown only where the Court recorded them. The methodology documents the dataset's columns and filters.