kavanaugh stop, n.Trivia

Drexel ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠law professor Anil Kalhan coined the term in a September 2025 social media post: "What we might refer to as a 'Kavanaugh stop.'"

Kavanaugh ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠was the only justice to write in support of the unsigned Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo order; Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissented.

In ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Trump v. Illinois in December 2025, Kavanaugh wrote that officers "must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."