Emergency application
Border wall law waivers
Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security v. Friends of the Ruidosa Church
Has the Court ruled?
Not yet. The Court has not ruled on the request.
It was filed October 21, 2026.
What's being asked
The federal government asks the Supreme Court to pause a temporary order from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. It also asks the Court to hear the case and overturn the order. The other parties are Friends of the Ruidosa Church, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Danny William Miller Jr. The application excerpt does not explain the dispute or what the order restricts.
What happens next
The Court has not ruled and can act at any time, with or without an explanation. No response deadline, referral to the full Court, administrative stay, or argument date is listed. It can grant the request, deny it, or grant part of it.
What it means
If granted, the government's request would temporarily pause the order while it seeks Supreme Court review. That would not decide who wins the underlying case. The case remains in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; no related Supreme Court case or argument date is listed.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A560. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.