As a general matter, statutes, court rules, and court decisions forbid interlocutory appeals (that is, appeals from orders before final judgment) except in extraordinary circumstances. Piecemeal appeals from unfinished cases not only make appellate review less efficient but can cause cases to drag on for years.[1] But on April 27, in Ahmad v. City of St. Louis,[2] the Eighth Circuit exercised jurisdiction over a challenge to a preliminary injunction before trial and over one year after the injunction was entered. Without ruling that the district court had committed error or abused its discretion, the panel majority gave the district court six months to enter final relief; otherwise the preliminary injunction must end.