Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. New Jersey
Granted
No. 24A886·Stay application·Filed by the federal government·Presented to Justice Jackson·From United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
What did the Court do?
The Court granted the request on June 27, 2025: the lower court's ruling is on hold while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
Filed · Ruled · 106 days after filing
What's being asked
The federal government asks the Supreme Court for a stay (temporary pause) of part of a lower-court injunction (court order blocking government action). It wants that court order to protect only those who sued, not everyone. President Trump's order says when people born in the United States are not recognized as citizens. New Jersey, other states, and groups suing say the order violates the Constitution and federal law.
What the Court did
The Court granted a partial stay (temporary pause), limiting court orders blocking government action to protection needed by those who sued. It did not decide whether the citizenship order violates the Constitution or federal law; Sotomayor, Jackson, and Kagan disagreed with the result (dissented). Barrett wrote the Court’s opinion; Roberts signed it; Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh concurred (agreed with the result for different reasons); Gorsuch signed Thomas’s writing.
The Court's record names every justice's position.
Filing120 days
Half of 82 rulings on applications where the Court asked for a response came 10 to 26 days after filing, and the median was 17 days; this one was ruled on 106 days after filing.
What it means
This temporary ruling does not decide who wins the underlying citizenship dispute. The case continues in the First Circuit Court of Appeals; the Supreme Court heard argument on these applications May 15, 2025. The docket lists no related case asking the Court to decide the main legal question.
Separate writings
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justice Jackson and Justice Kagan, dissenting
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A886. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.