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Supreme Court: Sotomayor denies Louisiana's bid in Devon Energy case; Baltimore deportation fight still awaits an order; Big Bend responses due Thursday

Published 6:00 AM CT, Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Updated 6:16 AM CT
In the 6 AM CT update

Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday denied Louisiana's application to lift a Fifth Circuit stay in Louisiana v. Devon Energy Production Co. (No. 26A499), a case over Devon's conduct in Cameron Parish, the Court's docket shows. The application by Baltimore and others to pause a Texas-Justice Department agreement on deportation proceedings (No. 26A500) is fully briefed and "could come at any time," SCOTUSblog reported; the docket shows no order yet. Responses to the administration's request to resume border-wall construction in the Big Bend region are due by 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, and the November sitting begins Monday, Nov. 2.

• Supreme Court
• Emergency docket
• Sonia Sotomayor
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• Devon Energy
• City of Baltimore v. Texas
• Border wall
• Big Bend
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