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Emergency application

Richard Graham, Warden v. Jeremiah Antoine Sweeney

Denied
No. 24A1099Stay applicationFiled by a state or local governmentPresented to The Chief JusticeFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on May 23, 2025: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.

Filed Ruled 8 days after filing

What's being asked

A state or local government asks the Supreme Court to pause (stay) a lower-court ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit while the appeal continues. The case is Richard Graham, Warden v. Jeremiah Antoine Sweeney.

What the Court did

Application (24A1099) for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Thomas
  2. Roberts
  3. Alito
  4. Sotomayor
  5. Kagan
  6. Gorsuch
  7. Kavanaugh
  8. Barrett
  9. Jackson
The order does not say how any justice voted, as is usual on the emergency docket.
Days from filing to a ruling for 64 rulings on applications decided without a response since January 1, 2025. The band is the middle half, the tick the median, and the mark this application: ruled 8 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 Fourth Circuit.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A1099. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked September 24, 2026