Emergency application
Lawyer discipline
Raphael Weitzman v. Committee on Grievances for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on March 26, 2025: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Weitzman asks the Supreme Court to pause a Second Circuit ruling in his dispute with the Southern District of New York's Committee on Grievances. The record gives no further details about the ruling or what the dispute concerns.
What the Court did
The Court refused emergency help: Justice Sotomayor denied Weitzman's request to pause the Second Circuit ruling. The Court did not publish how the justices voted; this emergency order does not decide who wins the underlying dispute.
What it means
The ruling addresses only Weitzman's request for a temporary pause; it does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The Second Circuit ruling remains in place. No related Supreme Court case is listed, and no argument was set for this application.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A903. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.