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Emergency application

Emergency court orders

Genevieve Scott v. Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

Denied
No. 25A1369Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KavanaughFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on June 10, 2026, so nothing changes while the case continues in the lower courts.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.

Filed Ruled 6 days after filing

What's being asked

Genevieve Scott, a private party, asked the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction (a court order) while her appeal continued. The caption names Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and others, but the record does not explain the dispute or identify the lower-court order.

What the Court did

The Court refused emergency help: Justice Kavanaugh denied Scott’s application. The Court did not publish how the justices voted.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Roberts
  2. Thomas
  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.
Half of 252 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 30 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 6 days after filing.

What it means

The emergency ruling addresses a request for temporary relief; it does not decide who wins the underlying case. Scott’s appeal continues in the Sixth Circuit. The record lists no related Supreme Court case on the main question and no argument date.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1369. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026