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Cite as:  595 U. S. ____ (2022) 

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KAVANAUGH, J., concurring 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Nos. 21A375 (21–1086) and 21A376 (21–1087) 
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JOHN H. MERRILL, ALABAMA SECRETARY OF 
STATE, ET AL. 
v. 
EVAN MILLIGAN, ET AL. 

21A375 (21–1086) 

JOHN H. MERRILL, ALABAMA SECRETARY OF 
STATE, ET AL. 
v. 
MARCUS CASTER, ET AL. 

21A376 (21–1087) 

ON APPLICATIONS FOR STAYS OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 

 [February 7, 2022]

  The application for a stay or injunctive relief presented to 
JUSTICE  THOMAS  and  by  him  referred  to  the  Court  in 
No.  21A375  is  treated  as  a  jurisdictional  statement,  and 
probable jurisdiction is noted.  The application for a stay or 
injunctive relief presented to JUSTICE THOMAS and by him 
referred to the Court in No. 21A376 is treated as a petition 
for  a  writ  of  certiorari  before  judgment.    Respondents  in 
No. 21A376 do not oppose treating the application as a pe-
tition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and do not op-
pose granting the petition (although they do oppose grant-
ing a stay).  With that fact taken into account, the petition 
is granted.  The district court’s January 24, 2022 prelimi-
nary injunctions in No. 2:21–cv–1530 and No. 2:21–cv–1536 
are stayed pending further order of the Court. 
  JUSTICE  KAVANAUGH,  with  whom  JUSTICE  ALITO  joins, 
concurring in grant of applications for stays. 
  I concur in the Court’s stay of the District Court’s injunc-
tion.  I write separately to explain my vote, and to briefly