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Order denying application 26A305, with Kavanaugh concurrence and Alito dissent
Published by Supreme Court of the United States on September 14, 2026.
The September 14 unsigned order denying the stay, Kavanaugh concurrence, and Alito dissent joined by Thomas.
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… ____ (2026) 1 KAVANAUGH, J., concurring SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ No. 26A305 _________________ UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. v. CALIFORNIA, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [September 14, 2026] The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court’s preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay. JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring. In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that …
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