# Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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## Timeline

- **2024-03-19**: The Reversal — SCOTUS vacates the stay; SB4 goes into effect for several hours.
- **2024-03-19**: 5th Circuit Intervention — Appeals court panel votes 2-1 to block the law again late at night.
- **2024-03-18**: Stay Extended — Alito extends the stay indefinitely, signaling a lengthy deliberation.
- **2024-03-04**: Alito Administrative Stay — Justice Alito pauses the 5th Circuit's order to allow SCOTUS review.
- **2024-02-29**: District Court Block — Judge David Ezra blocks SB4, citing federal preemption.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Supreme Court Procedural Volatility: Analyzing Justice Alito’s SB4 Stay Reversal
2026-03-17 23:21:28 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The Supreme Court's recent procedural reversal regarding Texas’s controversial immigration law, SB4, has sparked intense criticism of Justice Samuel Alito’s management of the shadow docket. The rapid-fire shifts in the law's enforceability have created significant legal uncertainty for federal and state authorities alike.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/alito-supreme-court-reversal-sb4-analysis

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