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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> 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Order entered by Justice Jackson: The Solicitor General has withdrawn the stay application filed on September 3, 2026 (26A297) and now seeks a stay of the preliminary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the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/26/26A305/423270/20260908102911134_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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Attorneys for Petitioners
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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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Attorneys for Respondents
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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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Jessica Ring Amunson<br />
<span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br />
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Jenner & 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 />
Washington, DC 20006</span><br />
<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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