No. 26A203
 
Title: National Park Service, et al., Applicants
v.
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
Docketed: August 14, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (26-5123)
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 13 2026 Application (26A203) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Aug 14 2026 Response to application (26A203) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 12 p.m. (EDT) on August 18, 2026.
Aug 16 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Corey J. Biazzo filed.
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Aug 18 2026 Response to application from respondent National Trust for Historic Preservation filed.
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Aug 18 2026 Brief amici curiae of Society for the Rule of Law, et al. filed.
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Aug 18 2026 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
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Aug 18 2026 Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.
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Aug 18 2026 Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed.
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Aug 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed.
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Aug 19 2026 Reply of applicants National Park Service, et al. filed.
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Aug 21 2026 Order entered by The Chief Justice: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, the response, and the reply filed thereto, it is ordered that the preliminary injunction entered on April 16, 2026, by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:25-cv-4316, is hereby stayed pending further order of The Chief Justice or of the Court.
Aug 25 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.
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Aug 31 2026 Application (26A203) referred to the Court.
Aug 31 2026 Application (26A203) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in case No. 1:25-cv-04316 is stayed pending the filing and disposition of the government's 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 judgement of this Court. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) The Chief Justice, with whom Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan and Justice Jackson join, dissent. (Detached Opinion).
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: National Park Service, et al.


Attorneys for Respondent
Thaddeus Alan Heuer
Counsel of Record
Foley Hoag, LLP
155 Seaport Blvd
Boston, MA 02210

theuer@foleyhoag.com
Ph: 6178321000
Party name: National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States


Other Attorneys
James Allen Barta
Counsel of Record
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
302 W. Washington Street
IGC South, Fifth Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204

james.barta@atg.in.gov
Ph: 317-232-0709
Party name: State of Indiana


Corey John Biazzo
Counsel of Record
Biazzo Law PLLC
9801 Lakeview Lane
Parkland, FL 33076

corey@biazzolaw.com
Ph: 7032975777
Party name: Corey J. Biazzo, Esq.


David Christopher Boyle
Counsel of Record
PO Box 15143
Long Beach, CA 90815

dbo@boyleslaw.org
Ph: (734)-904-6132
Party name: David Boyle


Joseph Charles Davis
Counsel of Record
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006

jdavis@becketfund.org
Ph: 601-832-2969
Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Members of Congress


Joseph Wilfred Mead
Counsel of Record
Washington Litigation Group
1717 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

jmead@washingtonlitigationgroup.org
Ph: 202-589-8270
Party name: Society for the Rule of Law


Renata Marie O'Donnell
Counsel of Record
Campaign Legal Center
1101 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20005

rodonnell@campaignlegalcenter.org
Ph: (202) 736-2200
Party name: Campaign Legal Center and Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washingtonshin