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Social Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

Emergency application for stay is granted on June 6, 2025. Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson would deny the application.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24a1063 TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the district court's injunction blocking Department of Government Efficiency team members and affiliates from accessing Social Security Administration record systems.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/02/2025Application (24A1063) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
05/02/2025Response to application (24A1063) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 4 p.m. (EDT) on May 12, 2025.
05/12/2025Response to application from respondents American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, et al. filed.
05/13/2025Brief amici curiae of Veterans and Labor Unions filed.
05/13/2025Reply of applicants Social Security Administration, et al. filed.
06/06/2025Application (24A1063) referred to the Court.
06/06/2025The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The April 17, 2025, preliminary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, case No. 1:25–cv–596, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. (Detached Order). Justice Kagan would deny the application. Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor joins, dissenting from the grant of application for stay. (Detached Opinion)