Keles v. Trustees of Columbia University of New York

Background

A letter from the Solicitor General prompted this order after the Court agreed to review cases coming from the 11th Circuit. The Court accepted review and addressed four specific topics: the minimum coverage provision, the Anti‑Injunction Act, severability, and Medicaid. The order lays out who must file briefs, when they must file, and how long those briefs may be.

Reasoning

The central procedural step here was to organize the briefing so the Court and all parties can present focused arguments. The Court set specific deadlines and word limits for briefs by the Solicitor General, the parties, petitioners, respondents, and a Court‑appointed amicus, and it set later reply deadlines. The order also directs other amici to file briefs on the issues they intend to address and requires each brief’s cover to identify the issue and the side supported, following this Court’s filing rules.

Real world impact

This order controls the timing and shape of the written arguments the Court will receive on these four issues. It affects when the government and private parties must finalize and submit their positions and when outside groups may weigh in. The order does not decide the legal questions themselves; it only governs how and when the Court will receive briefing before it decides the cases on the merits.