The district court judge in Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management has issued her order in the case on the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group’s (BLAG) request for a stay of the proceedings. BLAG asked the judge for the stay because, they suggested, another case that is on appeal to the Second Circuit (Windsor v. OPM) addresses the same issues. The plaintiffs in the case filed their opposition brief on June 22. Judge Bryant of the District Court of Connecticut has ruled against granting a stay, finding that the under the factors the Supreme Court has laid out for consideration of a stay, BLAG has “failed to sustain its burden to establish the need for a stay.” These four factors are: “(1) whether the stay applicant has made a strong showing that he is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) whether the applicant will be irreparably injured absent a stay; (3) whether the issuance of the stay will substantially injure the other parties interested in the proceeding; and (4) where the public interest lies.”

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