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Ross v. National Urban League

Application for stay granted on Oct. 13, 2020. Justice Sotomayor dissents.

Docket No.20A62
Op. Below9th Cir.

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.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Oct 7, 2020
Application (20A62) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Oct 8, 2020
Response to application (20A62) requested by Justice Kagan, due Saturday, October 10, 2020, by 10 a.m. ET.
Oct 10, 2020
Response to application from respondents National Urban League, et al. filed.
Oct 10, 2020
Reply of applicants Wilbur Ross, et al. filed.
Oct 13, 2020
Application (20A62) referred to the Court.
Oct 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).

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