Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters · ¶18

The remaining factors also warrant a grant. We have often granted certiorari where a lower court has set aside an important federal program. See, e.g., Bondi v. VanDerStok, 604 U. S. 458 (2025); Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas, 604 U. S. 1074 (2025). And, on the equities, the Federal Government is likely to suffer irreparable harm absent a stay. Under section 1373(c), the Federal Government has an obligation to respond to requests from state and local election officials seeking to verify the citizenship of voters. The order below prevents the Federal Government from using the program it believes is best suited to the task.

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