Legal Opinion · Dissent
Barnes v. Ahlman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 5, 2020No. 20A19Relating-toCited by 6 opinions
1DissentJustice Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ginsburg
Today, this Court steps in to stay a preliminary injunction requiring Sheriff Don Barnes and Orange County (collectively, the Orange County Jail, or Jail) to implement certain safety measures to protect their inmates during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. The injunction's requirements are not remarkable. In fact, the Jail initially claimed that it had already implemented each and every one of them. Yet, apparently disregarding the District Court's detailed factual findings, its application *2621 of established law, and the fact that the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has twice denied…
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