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 to pause (stay) a lower-court ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit while the appeal continues. The case is Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. New Jersey.
What the Court did
Applications for partial stays (24A884, 24A885, and 24A886) granted by the Court. Barrett, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_8n59.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion. VIDED.
Concurring · 4agreed with the result, wrote separately
The order records the positions of 7 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.
Filing120 days
Days from filing to a ruling for 25 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 106 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.
Separate writings
Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas, concurring
Justice Jackson dissenting
Justice Kavanaugh concurring
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justice Jackson and Justice Kagan, dissenting
Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Gorsuch, concurring
Sources
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.