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Cite as:  582 U. S. ____ (2017) 

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THOMAS, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part 
Opinion of THOMAS, J. 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Nos. 16–1436 (16A1190) and 16–1540 (16A1191) 
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No. 16–1436 (16A1190) 

DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES, ET AL. 
v. 
INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
PROJECT, ET AL. 

ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND PETITION FOR WRIT OF 

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 

THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
 

DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES, ET AL. 
v. 
HAWAII, ET AL. 

No. 16–1540 (16A1191) 

ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND PETITION FOR WRIT OF 

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 

THE NINTH CIRCUIT
 

[June 26, 2017]

 JUSTICE  THOMAS,  with  whom  JUSTICE  ALITO  and 
JUSTICE  GORSUCH join, concurring in part and dissenting 
in part. 

I agree with the Court that the preliminary injunctions
entered in these cases should be stayed, although I would 
stay them in full.  The decision whether to stay the injunc-
tions is committed to our discretion, ante, at 9–10, but our 
discretion  must  be  “guided  by  sound  legal  principles,” 
Nken v. Holder, 556 U. S. 418, 434 (2009) (internal quota-
tion  marks  omitted).  The  two  “most  critical”  factors  we 
must  consider  in  deciding  whether  to  grant  a  stay  are 
“(1) whether the stay applicant has made a strong showing 
that  [it] 
likely  to  succeed  on  the  merits”  and 
“(2) whether  the  applicant  will  be  irreparably  injured 

is