How we track litigation

Each page here is about one policy and the cases that challenge it. Its status says whether the policy is in effect right now, for whom, and since when, and it links to the court orders it rests on. News reports can help us find an order, but a status never rests on one.

Where the information comes from

We read court dockets and opinions: the Supreme Court's docket, the courts of appeals' sites, and district court dockets through CourtListener and RECAP. A research run reviews each tracked case's docket every morning and updates a case when something material happens. It also records the date through which it has read each docket.

Reviewed and not yet reviewed

Court actions that appear on a docket after that date are listed as "not yet reviewed," quoted as filed. They don't change an issue's status until the research run has checked them against the order.

What the statuses mean

• No ruling yet. The policy has been challenged, and no court has ruled on relief yet.
• In effect. No court order currently stops the policy: relief was denied, stayed or reversed, or wasn't sought.
• Partly blocked. Orders stop the policy for some people or places, such as named parties, certified classes, states or districts, but not everywhere.
• Blocked. An order that isn't stayed stops the policy everywhere it applies.
• Varies by circuit. Federal appeals courts disagree about the policy, so the answer depends on where a case arises.
• Ended. The policy was withdrawn, rescinded or replaced, or the litigation ended with nothing pending.

Who's covered

Since 2025, many orders protect only the people who sued or the members of a certified class. Each issue says who an order covers, quoting a class's definition from the order that certified it.

Corrections

If something here is wrong or out of date, write to chris@passimai.com with the page's address. These pages are a research aid, not legal advice.