Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Denied
No. 25A312·Stay application·Filed by the federal government·Presented to The Chief Justice·From United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on June 29, 2026: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
Filed · Ruled · 284 days after filing
What's being asked
The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to pause a lower-court order that temporarily blocked President Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Trump says he had cause to remove Cook; the lower court found she likely was not given notice or a meaningful chance to respond.
What the Court did
The Court refused emergency help, denying (turning down) the application; this does not decide who ultimately wins the underlying dispute. Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Jackson signed the Court’s opinion; Kavanaugh and Jackson concurred (agreed with its result for different reasons). Justices Barrett and Thomas dissented (were among the justices who disagreed); Justice Alito also dissented, and Justice Gorsuch signed Alito’s dissent.
The Court's record names every justice's position.
Filing330 days
Half of 82 rulings on applications where the Court asked for a response came 10 to 26 days after filing, and the median was 17 days; this one was ruled on 284 days after filing.
What it means
This emergency ruling resolves only the request for a temporary pause; it does not decide who ultimately wins the dispute. The lower-court order remains in place while the appeal continues in the D.C. Circuit. The Court set the application for argument on January 21, 2026.
Separate writings
Justice Barrett dissenting
Justice Thomas dissenting
Justice Alito, joined by Justice Gorsuch, dissenting
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A312. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.