Administrative Stays Predict Emergency Relief Success In Supreme Court Analysis

By Taraleigh Davis · SCOTUSblog · 2026-09-23

An analysis of two decades of Supreme Court emergency applications by SCOTUSblog reveals that administrative stays are significant indicators of a case's final outcome. While these temporary orders are often dismissed by legal observers as mere procedural housekeeping, data sugge

An analysis of two decades of Supreme Court emergency applications by SCOTUSblog reveals that administrative stays are significant indicators of a case's final outcome. While these temporary orders are often dismissed by legal observers as mere procedural housekeeping, data sugge