Emergency application
Transgender athletes in girls' sports
K.M.K., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown v. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Has the Court ruled?
Not yet. The Court has not ruled on the request.
The Court asked the other side to respond by 4 p.m. ET on October 13, 2026.
What's being asked
K.M.K. and her mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown, ask for an emergency injunction (a court order requiring or stopping an action) while their appeal continues. Their application says they brought Title IX and parental-rights claims against Washington's interscholastic activities association, state education officials, and Puyallup School District. The record does not say more about the dispute. Their application says the Ninth Circuit denied their emergency injunction request while their appeal continued.
What happens next
The Court has not ruled and can act at any time, with or without an explanation. Justice Kagan requested a response by 4 p.m. ET on October 13, 2026. The application has not been referred to the full Court; no administrative stay or argument date is listed. The Court can grant the request, deny it, or grant part of it.
What it means
An emergency ruling would be temporary and would not decide who wins the underlying case; their appeal continues in the Ninth Circuit. No related case asking the Court to decide the main legal questions is listed, and the application has not been set for argument. If granted, their requested injunction would take effect during the appeal, but the record does not say what action it would require or stop.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A458. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.