Summary
This is a per curiam order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake. The court denied the appellants' motion for en banc reconsideration and vacatur of a prior May 7, 2025 order that had granted a government motion for a stay pending appeal. Consequently, the administrative stay was dissolved following the court's simultaneous grant of a motion for voluntary dismissal.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the en banc petition for reconsideration and vacatur should be granted
- Whether the administrative stay should be dissolved
Holdings
- The motion for en banc reconsideration and vacatur is denied.
- The administrative stay is dissolved.
Key quotations
“Upon consideration of the en banc petition, which moves for en banc reconsideration and vacatur of the court’s May 7, 2025 order granting the government’s motion for stay pending appeal, and the response thereto; the administrative stay entered by the en banc court on May 7, 2025; and the court’s order issued this same day granting the motion for voluntary dismissal, it is ORDERED that the motion for en banc reconsideration and vacatur be denied. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the administrative stay be dissolved.” (1)
Factual background
The case involves RFE/RL, Inc. seeking relief against Kari Lake in her official capacity with the United States Agency for Global Media; the opinion does not discuss substantive facts.
Procedural history
The D.C. Circuit previously entered an administrative stay on May 7, 2025 and granted a motion for voluntary dismissal. The parties filed a petition for en banc reconsideration and vacatur of that order, which the court denied and dissolved the stay.