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Emergency application

People Not Politicians v. Robert Onder

Awaiting action
No. 26A388Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KavanaughFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Has the Court ruled?

Not yet. The Court has not ruled on the request.

The Court asked the other side to respond by 2 p.m. ET on September 23, 2026.

Filed Response due 2 p.m. ET on September 23, 2026

What's being asked

A private party asks the Supreme Court to pause (stay) a lower-court ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit while the appeal continues. The case is People Not Politicians v. Robert Onder.

What happens next

The Court can act at any time, with or without an explanation. The other side's response is due by 2 p.m. ET on September 23, 2026. It can grant the request, deny it, or grant part of it.

Days from filing to a ruling for 8 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: 1 day after filing as of the latest docket entry (September 23, 2026).

What it means

Any ruling on this request will be temporary: it decides what happens while the case continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, not who wins.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A388. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked September 23, 2026