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Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges

Application for stay denied on Dec. 19, 2025.

Docket No. Date Filed Op. Below Order Term
25a662 12/05/2025 4th Cir. Dec 19, 2025 OT 2025

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that would send a dispute over a policy governing speaking engagements by immigration judges back to a federal trial court for fact-finding.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/05/2025Application (25A662) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
12/05/2025Order entered by The Chief Justice: Upon consideration of counsel for the applicant, it is ordered that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, case No. 23-2235 is hereby stayed pending further order of The Chief Justice or of the Court. It is further ordered that a response to the application be filed on or before Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by 4 p.m. (EST).
12/10/2025Response to application from respondent National Association of Immigration Judges filed.
12/11/2025Reply of applicant Daren K. Margolin filed.
12/19/2025Application (25A662) referred to the Court.
12/19/2025The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. At this stage, the Government has not demonstrated that it will suffer irreparable harm without a stay. This denial is without prejudice to a reapplication if the District Court commences discovery proceedings before the disposition of the Government's forthcoming petition for a writ of certiorari. Cf. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court for D.C., 542 U. S. 367, 385 (2004). The order heretofore entered by The Chief Justice is vacated.