Verified brief — 3 October 2026

A West Texas judge pauses Big Bend Sector border-barrier construction until DHS complies with the laws it waived. Elections Alberta’s Forever Canadian deal is a reporting agreement, not a fine. Québec votes Monday; Kingdom response still due 8 October.

Published Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 a.m. EDT

Item 1
U.S. (2 Oct): Judge Cardone grants a preliminary injunction in Friends of the Ruidosa Church v. Mullin — no border-barrier or ground-disturbing work in the Big Bend Sector until defendants comply with applicable laws. The named IIRIRA waivers are stayed. A memorandum opinion is still coming.
Read the article →W.D. Tex. Doc. 66 / CourtListener
Item 2
Same-day but different file: a 2 Oct Federal Register notice waives New Mexico water-law requirements for an El Paso Sector project area in New Mexico. That notice is not the Big Bend injunction.
Read the article →91 Fed. Reg. 62739
Item 3
Alberta (29 Sep, confirmed this pass): Elections Alberta compliance agreement with Forever Canadian splits referendum-ad contributions from other donations and requires expense reporting for events where speakers took a position. Not a fine.
Read the article →Elections Alberta compliance agreements
Item 4
Canada (1 Oct): West Coast Oil Pipeline / Pacific Link remains listed on Building Canada Act Schedule 1 (PC 2026-0925). Conditions track toward 1 Sep 2027. Not a CER certificate.
Read the article →OIC PC 2026-0925
Item 5
LNG Canada Phase 2 FID remains the separate Kitimat gas file — 14 to 28 mtpa. Chinese-steel procurement tips this weekend were not promoted without a company primary in hand.
Read the article →LNG Canada CNW / PMO 29 Sep
Item 6
U.S.: SCOTUS cert grant in Rhoney (26-104) on interior mandatory detention still stands — grant is not a merits holding. Next regular order list expected Monday.
Read the article →Order List 1 Oct
Item 7
Distinct docket: DHS v. D.V.D. third-country removal stay and December argument (26-426) unchanged.
Read the article →SCOTUS 26A406
Item 8
Kingdom BOP gender-dysphoria application 26A416: response still due 8 October. No grant or denial this weekend.
Read the article →SCOTUS docket 26A416
Item 9
Gaines v. NCAA Title IX summary judgment unchanged; no new notice-of-appeal verified this pass.
Read the article →N.D. Ga. Doc. 196/197
Item 10
Québec: polling day Monday 5 October. Office voting already closed. No new threshold instrument.
Read the article →Élections Québec
Item 11
Ottawa: House returns 5 October. C-39 and C-34 clocks unchanged this Saturday.
Read the article →LEGISinfo
Item 12
Section 338 exclusions still bar listed Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motor-vehicle products from U.S. entry.
Read the article →Federal Register / CBP
Item 13
UK Online Safety Act: no Category 1 judgment this weekend. High Court JR dates remain 13–14 October.
Read the article →Judiciary.uk listing
Item 14
Ninth Circuit Diemert remand on Seattle hostile-work-environment claims unchanged.
Read the article →9th Cir. No. 25-1188
Item 15
Fact check still stands: no verified nationwide Canadian trucker diesel strike.
Read the article →