SCOTUS 26A406: Jackson response still due Monday 4 p.m. ET
Respondents in Supreme Court application 26A406 on third-country removals remain due Monday at 4 p.m. ET. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set that deadline on Sep. 24, and no Saturday stay grant or denial cleared the wires.
Respondents in Supreme Court application 26A406 — the administration’s emergency bid tied to third-country removal policy in DHS v. D.V.D. — remain due Monday, September 28, at 4 p.m. Eastern. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set that response deadline on September 24. Overnight into Sunday produced no confirmed administrative stay grant or denial on the public docket, according to the Supreme Court’s docket page, SCOTUSblog’s case tracker, and Associated Press wraps that kept the Monday clock as the next hard beat.
The application sits in the Court’s emergency or “shadow” docket lane, where single justices often handle interim stays before a matter is referred more broadly. Legal commentary from Reason’s Volokh Conspiracy and related desks has argued that because Jackson denied an immediate administrative stay, the stay fight should be teed for the full Court after the response. That debate remains analysis unless and until the docket shows a referral or order. Immigration advocates and the administration continue to frame the stakes around removal logistics and midterm-season enforcement capacity.
Readers who want the primary record can follow the public docket file for 26A406 on supremecourt.gov and the SCOTUSblog case page for DHS v. D.V.D., which aggregates filings and order notes. The Court also posts argument audio for argued cases on its site; this card remains a response-deadline watch rather than a scheduled argument day, so the live hook for Sunday–Monday is the filing clock and any intervening stay order, not a courtroom calendar slot.
The Supreme Court docket, SCOTUSblog, and AP agree respondents are due Monday at 4 p.m. ET on 26A406 with no intervening Saturday stay clearing the wires. NBC News and the Washington Examiner still differ in emphasis on how likely an administrative stay is after the Monday filing and how quickly any Full Court action would follow.
Where outlets agree The Supreme Court docket, SCOTUSblog, and AP agree respondents are due Monday 4 p.m. ET on 26A406.
Where they differ NBC News and Washington Examiner differ on whether an administrative stay is likely after the Monday filing.