Emergency application
Disability access in lawyer discipline
Margaret Jean Lowery v. Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on May 29, 2026, 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
Margaret Jean Lowery asks the Supreme Court to stop Oklahoma from enforcing an Illinois disciplinary judgment in the Oklahoma Bar Association’s case against her. She says Oklahoma should first provide disability-access accommodations and assess whether the Illinois judgment and record are valid and reliable. She also asks the Court to prevent public disclosure or use of her sealed medical records in the bar case.
What the Court did
Justice Gorsuch refused Lowery’s emergency request, denying (turning down) her application. The order does not resolve the underlying disciplinary dispute; the Court published no vote or explanation.
What it means
This emergency ruling concerns immediate, temporary relief; it does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s bar proceeding is not paused by this order. A related merits case, No. 25-7442, exists, and no argument is set on this application.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1331. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.