On July 21, 2025, the government parties, defendants in the district court, petitioned for a writ of mandamus that would require the district court to vacate a discovery order requiring in camera production of certain agency documents. Trump v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 25-4476. On August 5, 2025, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL–CIO et al., plaintiffs in the district court and appellees in this court, moved for remand of the government parties’ pending appeal of the district court’s preliminary injunction. American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump, No. 25-3293.

We deny the petition for mandamus, and we vacate the district court’s preliminary injunction and remand to the district court.

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