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Emergency application

Bail during court review

Robert Monteiro v. United States

Denied
No. 25A171Bail applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice JacksonFrom United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on March 2, 2026 for release while the case continues.

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

Filed Ruled 209 days after filing

What's being asked

Robert Monteiro asks the Supreme Court to release him or grant him bail while review continues. The record identifies the First Circuit as the lower court but does not explain the underlying dispute or describe its ruling.

What the Court did

The Court refused (denied) Monteiro’s request for release or bail while review continues. The order does not decide the underlying case. 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 300 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 28 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 209 days after filing.

What it means

An emergency ruling addresses temporary relief and does not decide who wins the underlying case. The record names the First Circuit as the lower court but gives no details about further proceedings there. No related Supreme Court merits case is listed, and no argument is set.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A171. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026