Ross v. National Urban League
Application for stay granted on Oct. 13, 2020. Justice Sotomayor dissents.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay, pending appeal, an order by a federal district court in California requiring the 2020 census count to continue through Oct. 31, 2020, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Supreme Court grants administrations request to discontinue census count (James Romoser, October 14, 2020)
- Government seeks emergency ruling allowing it to end census count early (James Romoser, October 8, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/07/2020 | Application (20A62) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| 10/08/2020 | Response to application (20A62) requested by Justice Kagan, due Saturday, October 10, 2020, by 10 a.m. ET. |
| 10/10/2020 | Response to application from respondents National Urban League, et al. filed. |
| 10/10/2020 | Reply of applicants Wilbur Ross, et al. filed. |
| 10/13/2020 | Application (20A62) referred to the Court. |
| 10/13/2020 | Application (20A62) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to JUSTICE KAGAN and by her referred to the Court is granted. The district court’s September 24, 2020 order granting a preliminary injunction is stayed pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, dissenting from grant of stay.(Detached Opinion). |