Emergency application
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United States Postal Service v. California
What did the Court do?
The request was withdrawn on September 6, 2026, before the Court ruled on it.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
The federal government asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a lower-court order. The dispute is with California and other states over a Postal Service rule. The government argues that the Postal Service's rule is lawful.
What the Court did
The Court did not grant or deny emergency help: the federal government withdrew its request, and the application closed without a ruling. The Court did not decide whether the Postal Service rule is lawful. It did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
The withdrawal does not resolve the dispute over the Postal Service rule. The First Circuit is the lower court listed, but the record does not say what proceedings continue there. No related Supreme Court case on the main question is listed.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A297. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.