Stay application
Todd Blanche v. Shira Perlmutter
No. 25A478 · Presented to The Chief Justice · From United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Has the Supreme Court ruled on Todd Blanche v. Shira Perlmutter?
DeniedYes. The Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026: denied. Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What is this application about?
Todd Blanche and others asked the Supreme Court to grant a stay, meaning a temporary pause, of a D.C. Circuit ruling. The docket record does not describe the dispute's subject, only that it is Blanche and others' case against Shira Perlmutter. The application was referred to the full Court and later deferred pending Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook.
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the application for a stay. The order said that denial is not a ruling on the merits of the legal issues presented in the litigation.
Docket timeline
October 27, 2025
Application (25A478) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
October 27, 2025
Response to application (25A478) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 4 p.m.(EST) on November 10, 2025.
November 10, 2025
Response to application from respondent Shira Perlmutter filed.
November 12, 2025
Reply of applicant Todd Blanche, et al. filed.
November 26, 2025
Application (25A478) referred to the Court.
November 26, 2025
The application for a stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending Trump v. Slaughter , No. 25-332, and Trump v. Cook , No. 25A312. Justice Thomas would grant the application.
June 29, 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2026.
June 30, 2026
Application for stay denied. The denial of the application is not a ruling on the merits of the legal issues presented in the litigation.
Grounding
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Checked July 25, 2026