Rebecca Slaughter v. Donald Trump

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · July 21, 2025 · No. 25-5261

Summary

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order administratively staying the district court’s July 17, 2025 ruling pending further appellate consideration. This temporary stay provides the court time to evaluate the appellants' motion for a stay pending appeal and explicitly does not constitute a ruling on the merits. The court ordered the appellees to submit a response by July 25, 2025, with replies due by July 29, 2025.

Court
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Writing for the Court
Millett; Pillard; Rao
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decision date
July 21, 2025
Docket number
25-5261
Procedural posture
Emergency motion for administrative stay and stay pending appeal of district court order
Precedential value
nonprecedential
Parties
Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, in her official and personal capacities and Alvaro M. Bedoya, in his official and personal capacities
Disposition
other

Topics

appellate procedurecivil procedure

Practice areas

civil procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the district court’s July 17, 2025 order should be administratively stayed pending further order of this court.

Holdings

  1. The district court’s July 17, 2025 order is administratively stayed pending further order of this court.

Key quotations

Upon consideration of the emergency motion for administrative stay and stay pending appeal, it is ORDERED that the district court’s July 17, 2025 order be administratively stayed pending further order of this court. (order)

Factual background

Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya sued Donald Trump; the district court issued an order on July 17, 2025; the parties sought an emergency administrative stay pending appeal.

Procedural history

The district court entered an order on July 17, 2025; the appellees filed an emergency motion for an administrative stay, which was appealed to this court.

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