The courts
stay
A court order pausing enforcement of a ruling or a policy while an appeal proceeds. It decides nothing about who is ultimately right.
In full
A stay preserves the status quo so an appeal is not made pointless by events. Courts weigh the likelihood of success, irreparable harm, harm to the other side, and the public interest. Because a stay of a nationwide policy can leave it in force or halted for years of litigation, stay rulings are often more consequential in practice than the eventual merits decision.
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