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Emergency application

Bail during review

Alaina Marie Garcia v. United States

Denied
No. 26A581Bail applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KaganFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on October 26, 2026 for release while the case continues.

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

Filed Ruled 7 days after filing

What's being asked

Alaina Marie Garcia asks the Supreme Court to release her or grant bail (temporary release while her case is being reviewed). The record names the Ninth Circuit as the lower court but does not describe its ruling or explain what Garcia's case is about.

What the Court did

Justice Kagan refused Garcia’s request for release or bail, denying (turning down) the application. The order does not decide her underlying case, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted.

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 292 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 7 days after filing.

What it means

This temporary emergency ruling does not decide who wins Garcia’s underlying case. The record names the Ninth Circuit as the lower court but gives no details about proceedings there. No related Supreme Court case on the main question or argument date is listed.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A581. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 26, 2026