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Emergency application

Release while review is pending

Jamar Scott v. United States

Denied
No. 26A364Bail applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice BarrettFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on September 18, 2026 for release while the case continues.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.

Filed Ruled 15 days after filing

What's being asked

Jamar Scott asks the Supreme Court for release or bail while his case against the United States is reviewed. The record identifies the Seventh Circuit as the lower court but gives no details about its order or the dispute.

What the Court did

Justice Barrett refused Scott’s request for emergency release or bail. The record gives no explanation, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted. This refusal does not decide who wins the underlying case.

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 300 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 28 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 15 days after filing.

What it means

This emergency ruling addresses Scott’s request for release or bail for now; it does not decide who wins the underlying case. The record names the Seventh Circuit as the lower court but gives no details about further proceedings there. It lists no related Supreme Court case on the main question and no argument date.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A364. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked November 3, 2026