Emergency application
Taking of home care contracts
Principle Homecare, LLC v. James McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on March 31, 2025, so nothing changes while the case continues in the lower courts.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Four companies providing fiscal-intermediary services in New York's home-care program ask the Supreme Court for an emergency order blocking the law's effect on them. The companies say the law will end their contracts on April 1, 2025, and transfer their work to one state-appointed company. They seek that protection before their expedited appeal can be heard.
What the Court did
Justice Sotomayor refused the emergency request and denied the application (formally turned it down). This does not resolve the companies’ underlying claims; the Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
An emergency ruling concerns short-term relief and does not decide who ultimately wins the dispute. The Supreme Court did not issue the requested order. The companies' expedited appeal continues in the Second Circuit. No related case asking the Court to decide the main legal question is listed, and no argument is set on this application.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A921. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.