A document viewed by Filter indicates that the Department of Justice will formally request an extension of a court-ordered “stay” of a legal challenge to marijuana rescheduling proceedings until at least January 27, 2026. Procedurally, the request isn’t exactly unexpected; rescheduling proceedings have been “stayed” since January 16. Heldreth’s suit hinges on his claim that rescheduling proceedings thus far have been in violation of the DOJ’s 2022 memorandum about consulting Indigenous tribal governments on policy changes that directly affect Indigenous nations. For example, the summer retirements of DEA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Paul Soeffing and Chief Administrative Law Judge John J. Mulrooney II have left the DEA without any Administrative Law Judges on the payroll. “If we accept the president can unilaterally reschedule, we have to worry they could also unilaterally schedule any substance.