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Claim

Claim 1006

On October 14, 2026, the defendants (President Trump, Susan Wiles, Steven Cheung and Sean Curran, sued in their official capacities) filed a notice of interlocutory appeal (ECF 51, the court's docket number for the filing), an appeal taken before the case is finally decided, to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. The notice appeals the October 13, 2026 preliminary injunction order (ECF 49) and memorandum opinion (ECF 50). The appeals court docketed the appeal as No. 26-5356, according to the district court docket.

Published 2026-10-15. Last reviewed 2026-10-15. 1 source.

Statement
On October 14, 2026, the defendants (President Trump, Susan Wiles, Steven Cheung and Sean Curran, sued in their official capacities) filed a notice of interlocutory appeal (ECF 51, the court's docket number for the filing), an appeal taken before the case is finally decided, to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. The notice appeals the October 13, 2026 preliminary injunction order (ECF 49) and memorandum opinion (ECF 50). The appeals court docketed the appeal as No. 26-5356, according to the district court docket.
Field
action
Value
Notice of interlocutory appeal filed, 2026-10-14
About
incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Source
Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.)
Publisher
CourtListener / Free Law Project
Method
court record
Checked
2026-10-15
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
2026-10-14

Quotation from the source

NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to 49 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Set/Reset Deadlines, 50 Memorandum & Opinion by DONALD J. TRUMP, SEAN M. CURRAN, SUSAN WILES, STEVEN CHEUNG.