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Emergency application

Emergency court orders

In Re J. E. Pendleton

Denied
No. 26A133Injunction applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice AlitoFrom Supreme Court of Texas

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on July 29, 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 14 days after filing

What's being asked

J. E. Pendleton, a private person, asks the Court for an emergency injunction (a court order requiring someone to act or stop acting). The record does not say what the dispute is about or describe the Supreme Court of Texas order at issue.

What the Court did

Justice Alito refused emergency help and denied (turned down) the application. 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 252 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 30 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 14 days after filing.

What it means

An emergency ruling addresses a request for short-term help; this denial does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The record identifies the Supreme Court of Texas as the lower court but does not say what happens there. It lists no related Supreme Court case and no argument date.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A133. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 4, 2026