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Murthy v. Missouri

Emergency application for stay is granted on Oct. 20, 2023.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23a243 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the injunction of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana restricting federal officials" and employees" speech concerning content moderation on social media platforms.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/14/2023Application (23A243) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
09/14/2023Order issued by Justice Alito: UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicant, IT IS ORDERED that the preliminary injunction issued on July 4, 2023, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, case No. 3:22-cv-01213, is hereby administratively stayed until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, September 22, 2023. It is further ordered that any response to the application be filed on or before Wednesday, September 20, 2023, by 4 p.m. (EDT).
09/19/2023Brief amicus curiae of Ohio filed.
09/20/2023Response to application from respondent Missouri, et al. filed.
09/20/2023Brief amicus curiae of Michael Benz filed.
09/20/2023Brief amicus curiae of Kennedy Plaintiffs filed.
09/20/2023Brief amicus curiae of Angela Reading filed.
09/20/2023Notice of Appearance by Interested Party and Notice of Related Case Captioned Richard Jackson v. Twitter, Inc.; Notice of Intent to File Amicus Brief of Michael Eugene Reznick not accepted for filing. (October 13, 2023)
09/21/2023Reply of applicant Vivek H. Murthy, et al. filed.
09/22/2023Order issued by Justice Alito: Upon further consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, the response, and the reply filed thereto, it is ordered that the stay issued on September 14, 2023, is hereby extended until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
09/25/2023Supplemental Letter from Missouri, et al. filed.
09/26/2023Second Supplemental Memorandum Regarding Emergency Application For A Stay filed.
09/26/2023Supplemental Memorandum Regarding Emergency Application For A Stay filed.
09/26/2023Letter to the Clerk filed by Missouri, et al.
10/03/2023Supplemental Letter from Missouri, et al. filed.
10/05/2023Third Supplemental Memorandum Regarding Emergency Application for a Stay filed.
10/06/2023Amicus brief of Michael Eugene Reznick not accepted for filing. (corrected copy to be submitted by counsel)(October 13, 2023)
10/06/2023Notice and Opposition to Stay Request of Michael Eugene Reznick not accepted for filing. (October 13, 2023)
10/10/2023Response to Applicants' Third Supplemental Memorandum Regarding Application for a Stay of Injunction filed.
10/13/2023Order issued by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, the response, and the reply filed thereto, it is ordered that the preliminary injunction issued on July 4, 2023, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, case No. 3:22-cv-01213, is hereby administratively stayed until 5 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, October 20, 2023.
10/17/2023Brief amicus curiae of Michael Eugene Reznick filed.
10/20/2023Application (23A243) referred to the Court.
10/20/2023Application (23A243) for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The preliminary injunction issued on July 4, 2023, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, case No. 3:22–cv–01213, as modified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 3, 2023, case No. 23–30445, is stayed. The application for stay is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and the petition is granted on the questions presented in the application (case No. 23-411). The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch join, dissenting from grant of application for stay. (Detached Opinion)