Decisions

D. Mass. August 28, 2025 778 F. Supp. 3d 355; 2025 WL 1142968

Granting the plaintiffs' motion under Rule 62.1, the court stated that it would dissolve its April 18, 2025 preliminary injunction if the First Circuit remanded the appeal for that purpose.

Notice Third-country designation CAT deferral Class relief

Caution An interlocutory indicative ruling that does not itself dissolve the injunction; whether the First Circuit remanded, and whether the injunction was later dissolved, is not stated in the file; the disposition fits none of the listed categories, so 'Other' is used.

U.S. June 23, 2025 145 S. Ct. 2153; 2025 WL 1732103

The Supreme Court stayed the district court's classwide preliminary injunction pending appeal, with no member of the majority offering analysis.

Notice Third-country designation CAT deferral Class relief

Caution Not read directly; an emergency-docket order granting a stay to the government, described only in later opinions. A subsequent Supreme Court opinion, 145 S. Ct. 2627, is said to have implied the injunction was erroneously issued, but the briefs give no date or disposition for it, so it is not registered here.

D. Mass. April 18, 2025 778 F. Supp. 3d 355; 2025 WL 1142968

The court certified a class and preliminarily enjoined the government from removing class members to third countries without notice and a meaningful opportunity to seek relief under the Convention Against Torture.

Notice Third-country designation CAT deferral Class relief

Caution Not read directly; described in later opinions. The injunction was stayed by the Supreme Court on June 23, 2025, and on August 28, 2025 the issuing court stated it would dissolve it if the First Circuit remanded. The briefs do not name the judge for this order and do not print the class definition in full.