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Emergency application

Emergency court orders

Laura Grice v. Ron Desantis

Denied
No. 25A1456Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to The Chief JusticeFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on August 17, 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 60 days after filing

What's being asked

Laura Grice, a private party, asked the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction while an appeal was pending. The case names Ron Desantis and others, and the lower court is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The record does not explain the dispute or describe the lower court's order.

What the Court did

The Court refused emergency relief and denied (turned down) Grice’s request for an injunction. That ruling does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. 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 273 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 29 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 60 days after filing.

What it means

An emergency ruling is temporary and does not decide who wins the underlying case. The record identifies the Fourth Circuit but does not say what proceedings continue there; it lists no related merits case and no argument date.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1456. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026