Trump v. California · ¶59

At a minimum, the successful stay applicant must make a “strong showing” that it is likely to succeed on the merits, that it will suffer irreparable harm while the case proceeds, and that, on balance, the equities—including the public’s interest—favor a stay. Nken v. Holder, 556 U. S. 418, 426 (2009); see also Hollingsworth v. Perry, 558 U. S. 183, 190 (2010) (per curiam). The Government has not come anywhere close to carrying this burden here.

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