Outcome Statistics

Outcome data coded for 159 of 1413 tracked cases (76% of recorded events reviewed). Statistics reflect coded cases only.
Full relief 17 (11%) Partial relief 9 (6%) Temporary relief 2 (1%) Relief denied 64 (40%) Settled 48 (30%) Unresolved 19 (12%)
Concept TROs granted TROs survived review PIs granted PIs survived review
All coded cases 26 23 of 26 (88%) 29 25 of 29 (86%)
Posture Full reliefPartial reliefTemporary reliefRelief deniedSettledNeutralUnresolved
Other 2% (4) 2% (4) · 14% (30) 22% (46) 59% (125) 1% (2)
Appeal 1% (1) 6% (4) · 38% (27) 11% (8) 36% (26) 8% (6)
PI motion 25% (14) 16% (9) 9% (5) 44% (25) · 7% (4) ·
Summary judgment 43% (23) 9% (5) 9% (5) 23% (12) 2% (1) 8% (4) 6% (3)
TRO motion 23% (12) 26% (14) 6% (3) 40% (21) · 6% (3) ·
Motion to dismiss 3% (1) 3% (1) 3% (1) 55% (17) · 29% (9) 6% (2)
APA challenge 25% (2) 25% (2) · · 13% (1) 38% (3) ·
Mandamus 33% (1) · · 33% (1) · 33% (1) ·
Certiorari · · · · · 100% (2) ·
Habeas · · · 100% (1) · · ·
Court Coded cases Full reliefPartial reliefTemporary reliefRelief deniedSettledUnresolved
D.D.C. 44 72·18152
D.C. Cir. 17 2··843
MAD 13 111631
1st Cir. 11 ·3·233
4th Cir. 8 ···413
RID 8 1··43·
NYSD 6 31··11
CAND 4 ·1·21·
7th Cir. 3 ···21·
MDD 3 ···12·
N.D. Ill. 2 ···11·
GAMD 2 ····2·
COD 2 ···11·
TXSD 2 1··1··
NYND 2 ···11·

44 more concepts have some coded cases but not enough data yet (fewer than 3 coded cases each).

Every outcome is recorded per event, not per case, on two axes: the procedural disposition (what the court did) and the practical effect (what it meant for the party seeking relief, by default the challenger to the government action). A remand or transfer is coded as neutral, never as a win or loss. Relief that is later stayed, vacated, or reversed by the same or a higher court is recoded as temporary relief, which is how a "TRO granted, then stayed" sequence is neither counted as a clean win nor erased. Case-level charts count each case once by its latest effect; posture and court tables count individual events. Only human-reviewed events are included in published statistics.

Statistics generated 2026-07-13.