FRAP didn't keep the state GOP from getting a quick hearing and decision, when they lost in Goldsmith's court.
And FWIW, Dec 13 marks safe harbor, not drop dead. Even Dec 19 is not drop dead.
That was an appeal from a Temporary Restraining Order, not a final decision. Steiner could seek an emergency stay order, but she would have to allege that the District Court abused its discretion in doing something that the prior decision of the Court of Appeals told him to do.