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Emergency application

Principle Homecare, LLC v. James McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health

Denied
No. 24A921Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice SotomayorFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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.

Filed Ruled 5 days after filing

What's being asked

A private party asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order (an injunction) while the case continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The case is Principle Homecare, LLC v. James McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health.

What the Court did

Application (24A921) denied by Justice Sotomayor.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Thomas
  2. Roberts
  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.
Days from filing to a ruling for 14 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 5 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 Second Circuit.

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.

Checked September 24, 2026