Trump v. Wilcox
Emergency application for stay is granted on May 22, 2025. Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson dissent.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the district court's orders reinstating Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris to the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/09/2025 | Application (24A966) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 04/09/2025 | Order entered by The Chief Justice: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the March 4, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 25-cv-412, and the March 6, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 25-cv-334, are hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court. It is further ordered that a response to the application be filed on or before Tuesday, April 15th, 2025, by 5 p.m. (EDT). |
| 04/10/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. |
| 04/11/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Tennessee filed. |
| 04/11/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed. |
| 04/14/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
| 04/14/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for a Democratic Workplace filed. |
| 04/15/2025 | Response to application from respondent Cathy A. Harris filed. |
| 04/15/2025 | Response to application from respondent Gwynne A. Wilcox filed. |
| 04/15/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Patrick J. Borchers, et al. filed. |
| 04/15/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professor John C. Coates, et al. filed. |
| 04/15/2025 | Brief amici curiae of America’s Future, et al. filed. |
| 04/15/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed. |
| 04/16/2025 | Reply of applicants Trump, President of U.S., et al. filed. |
| 05/22/2025 | Application (24A966) referred to the Court. |
| 05/22/2025 | Application (24A966) for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The March 4, 2025, order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 25−cv−412, ECF Doc. 39, and the March 6, 2025, order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 25−cv−334, ECF Doc. 34, are stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. (Detached Opinion). Justice Kagan, with whom Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson join, dissenting from the grant of the application for stay. (Detached Opinion) |