Justice Jackson Sets Wednesday Deadline For States To Answer USPS Stay Bid
Solicitor General Sauer's second bid in a week asks the Court to unfreeze the rule a Massachusetts judge blocked through Election Day.
- Docket 26A305 replaces 26A297, the stay bid Solicitor General Sauer withdrew September 3.
- States, led by California, must respond to USPS by 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 9.
- California deputy attorney general Ian Fein represents the states opposing USPS's emergency stay request.
Why it matters: Emergency stays freeze an election's rules for months while judges argue quietly over the merits.
Supreme Court Docket No. 26A305 (Order by Justice Jackson) ↗ · Sep 7, 20269/7/26