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Emergency application

Bail during court review

Jason Krumback v. Amber Pirraglia, Acting Warden

Denied
No. 24A862Bail applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KavanaughFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on May 5, 2025 for release while the case continues.

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

Filed Ruled 77 days after filing

What's being asked

Jason Krumback asks the Supreme Court for release or bail while his case is under review. The record identifies the Eighth Circuit as the lower court but does not describe its order or explain the underlying dispute.

What the Court did

The Court refused emergency help and denied (turned down) Krumback’s request for release or bail. The Court did not publish how the justices voted. This denial does not decide who wins the underlying case.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Roberts
  2. Thomas
  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.
Half of 300 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 28 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 77 days after filing.

What it means

The emergency denial is a temporary ruling on Krumback’s request for release or bail, not a decision on who wins the underlying case. The docket gives no update on proceedings in the Eighth Circuit. It lists no related Supreme Court case on the main question and sets no argument for this application.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A862. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 3, 2026