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Emergency application

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. 25A312Stay applicationFiled by the federal governmentPresented to The Chief JusticeFrom 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 federal government asks the Supreme Court to pause (stay) a lower-court ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit while the appeal continues. The case is Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

What the Court did

Application (25A312) denied by the Court. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Kavanaugh and Jackson, JJ., filed concurring opinions. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

Majority · 5joined the Court's opinion
  1. Roberts
  2. Sotomayor
  3. Kagan
  4. Kavanaugh
  5. Jackson
Dissenting · 4recorded against the Court's order
  1. Thomaswrote a dissent
  2. Alitowrote a dissent
  3. Gorsuchjoined Alito's writing
  4. Barrettwrote a dissent
The Court's record names every justice's position.
Days from filing to a ruling for 50 rulings on applications where the Court asked for a response since January 1, 2025. The band is the middle half, the tick the median, and the mark this application: ruled 284 days after filing.

What it means

This is a temporary order about what happens while the case is decided, not a ruling on who is right. The case continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Court is also handling the full case, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, Applicant v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Separate writings

  • Justice Alito, joined by Justice Gorsuch, dissenting

  • Justice Barrett dissenting

  • Justice Thomas 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.

Checked September 25, 2026