Katie Phang And Her Opposition To Todd Blanche Motion For A Stay (Part 1) (9/23/26)

Katie Phang is opposing Attorney General Todd Blanche’s request to partially stay a September 16 enforcement order requiring the Justice Department to begin reviewing and producing foreign-language materials potentially covered by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Phang’s filing argues that Blanche has already ignored the underlying June 25 preliminary injunction for nearly three months, including a July 2 compliance deadline, and is now trying to stop enforcement only days before a new September 24 deadline. Her attorneys argue the stay should be denied for several reasons: Blanche allegedly failed to confer with opposing counsel before filing the motion, the enforcement order itself is n...