On Feb. 17, the Texas federal district court in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury granted the government’s motion for an immediate stay pending appeal of the nationwide order staying the effective date of the final...more
2/20/2025
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On Jan. 23, the Supreme Court granted the U.S. government’s application to immediately stay the nationwide CTA injunction issued last month by a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas. See Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
In yet another twist, the CTA is again currently enjoined (for now). On Dec. 26, in a highly unusual chain of events, the merits panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the emergency stay granted by the motions...more
12/30/2024
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On Dec. 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s motion for an immediate stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction issued on Dec. 3, 2024, by a federal district court in Texas....more
On Dec. 11, 2024, the U.S. government filed a motion requesting an immediate stay of the preliminary nationwide injunction issued last week by a federal district court in Texas that temporarily halted the implementation of...more
12/16/2024
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On Dec. 3, 2024, a Texas federal district court in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. (E.D. Tex., No. 4:24-cv-00478, 12/3/24) granted the plaintiffs’ motion to preliminarily enjoin the U.S. government from...more