Emergency application
Race-based school admissions
Yi Fang Chen, individually and on behalf of her minor children M.P., Ma.P., and P.P. v. Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of the City of New York, New York
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on September 28, 2026, so nothing changes while the case continues in the lower courts.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Yi Fang Chen asks for herself and her children. She seeks an emergency injunction (a temporary order requiring someone to do or stop something) from the Supreme Court. She seeks it against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels, and the city Department of Education. The Second Circuit (the federal appeals court for this case) turned down (denied) her request for an injunction while she appeals. The excerpts do not explain what her lawsuit concerns.
What the Court did
Justice Sotomayor refused Chen’s emergency request and denied the application (turned it down). The record includes no explanation, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
This emergency ruling concerns temporary help and does not decide who wins Chen’s underlying case. Her appeal is before the Second Circuit (the federal appeals court for this case). No related case asking the Court to decide the main legal questions is listed, and no argument is set.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A407. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.