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                <td class="InfoTitle" colspan="2"><span class="DocketInfoTitle">No. 26A305  <br /></span><span 
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            <td width="200"><span>Title:</span></td>
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                <span class="title">United States Postal Service, et al., Applicants<br /> 
                    
                        v. <br /> California, et al.
                    
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          <td width="200"><span>Docketed:</span></td>
          <td><span>September 6, 2026</span></td>
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                    <td width="200"><span>Lower Ct:</span></td>
                    <td><span>United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit</span></td>
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                    <td width="200"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Case Numbers:</span></td>
                    <td><span>(26-2029; 26-2031)</span></td>
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                    <td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 06 2026</td>
                    <td>Application (26A305) for a stay, submitted to Justice Jackson. <br />
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423226/20260906094442523_USPS%20v.%20State%20of%20California%20PI%20No.%2026A%20-%20Stay%20App.pdf
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423226/20260906094516914_USPS%20v.%20California%20PI%20Stay%20Appx.pdf
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423226/20260906094536416_COS%20USPS%20v.%20California%20PI.pdf
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                    <td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 06 2026</td>
                    <td>Order entered by Justice Jackson:  The Solicitor General has withdrawn the stay application filed on September 3, 2026 (26A297) and now seeks a stay of the preliminary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on September 4, 2026.  It is hereby ordered that any response to the new application (26A305) be filed by 4 p.m. (EDT) on September 9, 2026. <br />
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                    <td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 08 2026</td>
                    <td>Amicus brief of Bipartisan Current and Former Members of Congress submitted. <br />
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423270/20260908102857397_26A305%20bsac%20Bipartisan%20Current%20and%20Former%20Members%20of%20Congress.pdf
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423270/20260908102911134_CERTIFICATE%20OF%20SERVICE%20Election%20Clause%20Application%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
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                    <td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 08 2026</td>
                    <td>Amicus brief of The Society for The Rule of Law submitted. <br />
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423352/20260908140821610_2026-9-8%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
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                    <td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 08 2026</td>
                    <td>Amicus brief of Whistleblower Aid submitted. <br />
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423445/20260908170416299_USPS%20Amicus%20FINAL.pdf
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                                    <a  href= https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A305/423445/20260908170726120_Certificate%20of%20Service%20-%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
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                    D. John Sauer<br />
                    
                        <span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br /> 
                    
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                            Solicitor General<br />
                        
                         
                        
                             United States Department of Justice<br />
                        
                             950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br />
                        
                        Washington, DC 20530-0001</span><br />
                       
                        <span class="emailaddress">SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV</span><br />
                     
                  
                       
                        <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 202-514-2217</span><br />
                     
                   
                    <span class="partyname">Party name: United States Postal Service, et al.</span><br />
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                    Ian Michael Fein<br />
                    
                        <span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br /> 
                    
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                            California Department of Justice<br />
                        
                         
                        
                             455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000<br />
                        
                        San Francisco, CA 94102</span><br />
                       
                        <span class="emailaddress">ian.fein@doj.ca.gov</span><br />
                     
                  
                       
                        <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 4155103466</span><br />
                     
                    <span class="partyname">Party name: State of California, et al.</span><br />
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                    Jessie Joanne Rossman<br />
                    
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                            ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc.<br />
                        
                         
                        
                             One Center Plaza, Suite 850<br />
                        
                        Boston, MA 02108</span><br />
                       
                        <span class="emailaddress">jrossman@aclum.org</span><br />
                     
                  
                       
                        <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 6174823170</span><br />
                     
                    <span class="partyname">Party name: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters Lotte E. Scharfman Memorial Education Fund, League of Women Voters of The United States, League of Women Voters Education Fund, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, U.S. Vote Foundation, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.</span><br />
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                    Suzanne Emily Schlossberg<br />
                    
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                            ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc.<br />
                        
                         
                        
                             One Center Plaza, Suite 850<br />
                        
                        Boston, MA 02130</span><br />
                       
                        <span class="emailaddress">sschlossberg@aclum.org</span><br />
                     
                  
                       
                        <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 617-482-3170</span><br />
                     
                    <span class="partyname">Party name: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters Lotte E. Scharfman Memorial Education Fund, League of Women Voters of The United States, League of Women Voters Education Fund, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, U.S. Vote Foundation, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.</span><br />
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                Jessica Ring Amunson<br />
                
                    <span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br /> 
                
                
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                        Jenner &amp; Block LLP<br />
                    
                    
                        1099 New York Avenue NW<br />
                    
                        Suite 900<br />
                                     
                    Washington, DC 20001</span><br />
                       
                        <span class="emailaddress">JAMUNSON@JENNER.COM</span><br />
                       
                <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 202-639-6000</span><br />
                <span class="partyname">Party name: Bipartisan Current and Former Members of Congress</span><br />
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                Richard Douglas Bernstein<br />
                
                    <span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br /> 
                
                
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                        1875 K Street, N.W.<br />
                                     
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                        <span class="emailaddress">rbernsteinlaw@gmail.com</span><br />
                       
                <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 3017752064</span><br />
                <span class="partyname">Party name: The Society for The Rule of Law</span><br />
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                Joshua Aryeh Perry<br />
                
                    <span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br /> 
                
                
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                        Perry Law<br />
                    
                    
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                        <span class="emailaddress">jperry@danyaperrylaw.com</span><br />
                       
                <span class="phonenumber">Ph: 504-444-3015</span><br />
                <span class="partyname">Party name: Whistleblower Aid</span><br />
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