To add, this is a part if the legal process that isn't well understood by the public, and often misrepresented in the media. It's not even well-understood by ex

To add, this is a part if the legal process that isn't well understood by the public, and often misrepresented in the media. It's not even well-understood by experts, frankly, but it's important to note that this is a stage in the legal appeal process where SCOTUS can choose to kind of temporarily pre-rule on a law being challenged, based on very brief arguments. It's often used in cases where failing to act on one side or another presents a serious risk of something happening before the court can rule. For example: an execution. SCOTUS can "stay" an execution, that is, prevent the execution from happening, because, well, if the guy gets killed before the trial, and then they find in his favor, they can't undo the execution. In a case like this, it's not surprising that they found no significant irreparable harm to Texans if the law remains until the courts can rule.