HawaiiCheeseBall, thanks for your comment.  DOJ could have applied to the Supreme Court for a stay of Judge Watson’s order, which would have been acted upon by one Justice.   However, DOJ did not apply for a stay, it appealed to the Supreme Court to completely overturn Judge Watson’s ruling, perhaps because applications for stays must show with specificity why the relief sought is not available from any other court or judge.  This may explain way on DOJ asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal on Saturday for a stay of a Judge Watson’s order.  DOJ’s subsequent expansion of family relationships may make the appeal moot, but I have not read or heard that the appeal has been withdrawn.  The battle may still be raging.