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Emergency application

Laurel D. Libby v. Ryan M. Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives

Granted
No. 24A1051Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice JacksonFrom United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court granted the request on May 20, 2025 and ordered emergency relief (an injunction) while the case continues.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson would have ruled the other way.

Filed Ruled 20 days after filing

What's being asked

A private party asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order (an injunction) while the case continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The case is Laurel D. Libby v. Ryan M. Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

What the Court did

Application (24A1051) for injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is granted pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Sotomayor would deny the application. Justice Jackson dissents. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1051_h3ci.pdf'>Opinion</a>)

Dissenting · 2recorded against the Court's order
  1. Sotomayorwould deny
  2. Jackson
Vote not published · 7the order does not say how they voted
  1. Thomas
  2. Roberts
  3. Alito
  4. Kagan
  5. Gorsuch
  6. Kavanaugh
  7. Barrett
The order records the positions of 2 of 9 justices. The Court usually does not say how each justice voted on an emergency application, so the rest are shown as not published.
Days from filing to a ruling for 18 rulings on applications where the Court asked for a response since January 1, 2025. The band is the middle half, the tick the median, and the mark this application: ruled 20 days after filing.

What it means

This is a temporary order about what happens while the case is decided, not a ruling on who is right. The case continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A1051. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked September 24, 2026