| No. 17-1678 | |
| Title: | Jesus C. Hernández, et al., Petitioners v. Jesus Mesa, Jr. |
| Docketed: | June 20, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (12-50217) |
| Decision Date: | March 20, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 15 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2018) |
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| Jul 18 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2018 to August 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed. |
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| Jul 20 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed. |
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| Jul 23 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 6, 2018. |
| Aug 06 2018 | Response to petition from respondent Jesus Mesa, Jr. filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Reply of petitioner Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Aug 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. |
| Oct 01 2018 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Apr 11 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Apr 17 2019 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed. |
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| Apr 30 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019. |
| May 20 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019. |
| May 28 2019 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| May 29 2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jun 06 2019 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 2, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 23, 2019. |
| Jun 06 2019 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Jesus C. Hernández, et al. |
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| Jun 24 2019 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Jul 08 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. |
| Jul 15 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Jesus C. Hernández, et al. |
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| Jul 29 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jesus Mesa, Jr. |
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| Aug 02 2019 | Brief of petitioners Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 02 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Alan Mygatt-Tauber filed. |
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| Aug 08 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Border Scholars filed. |
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| Aug 08 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International USA, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Immigrant and Civil Rights Organizations filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Tahirih Justice Center, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Brady filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Carlos M. Vazquez and Anya Bernstein filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Border Network for Human Rights, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Douglas Laycock, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Council on American-Islamic Relations and Anas Elhady in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency filed. |
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| Sep 03 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 16 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Sep 16 2019 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Sep 23 2019 | Brief of respondent Jesus Mesa, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 30 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 30 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of APA Watch filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 30 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 30 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Oct 15 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 23 2019 | Reply of petitioners Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 12 2019 | Argued. For petitioners: Stephen I. Vladeck, Austin, Tex. For respondent: Randolph J. Ortega, El Paso, Tex.; and Jeffrey B. Wall, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Feb 25 2020 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Mar 30 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Stephen I. Vladeck Counsel of Record | 727 East Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705 svladeck@law.utexas.edu | 5124759198 |
| Party name: Jesus C. Hernández, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Randolph Joseph Ortega Counsel of Record | Ellis & Ortega 609 Myrtle Avenue Suite 100 El Paso, TX 79901 randyortega@ellisandortega.com | 915-542-1883 |
| Party name: Jesus Mesa, Jr. | ||
| Other | ||
| Kelsi Brown Corkran Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 kcorkran@orrick.com | 202-339-8497 |
| Party name: Former Officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency | ||
| Ethan Douglas Dettmer Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 555 Mission St., Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105 edettmer@gibsondunn.com | (415) 393-8200 |
| Party name: Border Scholars | ||
| Donald Francis Donovan Counsel of Record | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 dfdonovan@debevoise.com | (212) 909-6000 |
| Party name: Government of the United Mexican States | ||
| Stephen Andrew Fogdall Counsel of Record | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP 1600 Market Street Suite 3600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 sfogdall@schnader.com | 215-751-2581 |
| Party name: Border Network for Human Rights, San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium, Southern Border Communities Coalition, and Texas Civil Rights Project | ||
| Noel J. Francisco | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Robert Peller Frommer Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 N. Glebe Road Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 rfrommer@ij.org | 7036829320 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Hyland Hunt Counsel of Record | Deutsch Hunt PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 hhunt@deutschhunt.com | 2028686915 |
| Party name: Carlos M. Vazquez and Anya Bernstein | ||
| Lawrence J. Joseph Counsel of Record | Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700-1A Washington, DC 20036 ljoseph@larryjoseph.com | 2023559452 |
| Party name: APA Watch | ||
| Sharon Katz Counsel of Record | Davis Polk & Wardwell 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 sharon.katz@davispolk.com | 212-450-4000 |
| Party name: Tahirih Justice Center, et al. | ||
| David Sapir Lesser | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 7 World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 David.Lesser@wilmerhale.com | 2122308800 |
| Party name: Professor Gregory C. Sisk | ||
| Sean Abram Lev Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 slev@kellogghansen.com | 202 326 7000 |
| Party name: Brady | ||
| Lena Fatina Masri Counsel of Record | Council on American Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20003 lmasri@cair.com | 2027426420 |
| Party name: Council on American-Islamic Relations and Anas Elhady | ||
| Joshua Adam Matz Counsel of Record | Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP 350 Fifth Avenue Suite 7110 New York, NY 10118 jmatz@kaplanhecker.com | (212) 763-0883 |
| Party name: Douglas Laycock, et al. | ||
| Hope R. Metcalf Counsel of Record | Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 hope.metcalf@yale.edu | 203-432-9404 |
| Party name: Amnesty International US et al. | ||
| Alan Michael Mygatt-Tauber Counsel of Record | Law Office of Alan Mygatt-Tauber 10089 Ashley Circle NW Silverdale, WA 98383 alan@amtappeals.com | 202-236-9734 |
| Party name: Alan Mygatt-Tauber | ||
| Matthew Eben Price Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block, LLP 1099 New York Ave. NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 MPrice@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Immigrant and Civil Rights Organizations | ||
| Ari Joseph Savitzky Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pensylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 ari.savitzky@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6000 |
| Party name: Professor Gregory C. Sisk | ||
| Kymberlee Claire Stapleton Counsel of Record | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 kym.stapleton@cjlf.org | 916-446-0345 |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | ||
| Cody Hirt Wofsy Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 39 Drumm St. San Francisco, CA 94111 cwofsy@aclu.org | 415-343-0785 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, ACLU of Texas, ACLU of Arizona, and ACLU of New Mexico | ||