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
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 15 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2018)
Jul 18 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2018 to August 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed.
Jul 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed.
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.
Aug 17 2018 Reply of petitioner Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed. VIDED.
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.
Apr 17 2019 Supplemental brief of petitioners Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed.
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.
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.
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.
Jul 29 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jesus Mesa, Jr.
Aug 02 2019 Brief of petitioners Jesus C. Hernández, et al. filed.
Aug 02 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Alan Mygatt-Tauber filed.
Aug 08 2019 Brief amici curiae of Border Scholars filed.
Aug 08 2019 Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International USA, et al. filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Immigrant and Civil Rights Organizations filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Tahirih Justice Center, et al. filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Brady filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Carlos M. Vazquez and Anya Bernstein filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Border Network for Human Rights, et al. filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Douglas Laycock, et al. filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Council on American-Islamic Relations and Anas Elhady in support of neither party filed.
Aug 09 2019 Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency filed.
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)
Sep 30 2019 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2019 Brief amicus curiae of APA Watch filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2019 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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)
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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Stephen I. Vladeck
Counsel of Record
600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
svladeck@gmail.com
Ph: 202-662-9313
Party name: Jesus C. Hernández, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Randolph Joseph Ortega
Counsel of Record
Ellis & Ortega
609 Myrtle Avenue
Suite 100
El Paso, TX 79901
randyortega@ellisandortega.com
Ph: 915-542-1883
Party name: Jesus Mesa, Jr.


Other Attorneys
Kelsi Brown Corkran
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection
600 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
KBC74@GEORGETOWN.EDU
Ph: 202-661-6728
Party name: Former Officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency


Ethan Douglas Dettmer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105
edettmer@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (415) 393-8306
Party name: Border Scholars


Donald Francis Donovan
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
dfdonovan@debevoise.com
Ph: (212) 909-6000
Party name: Government of the United Mexican States


Stephen Andrew Fogdall
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
1600 Market Street Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
sfogdall@schnader.com
Ph: 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 John Francisco
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: United States


Robert Peller Frommer
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
rfrommer@ij.org
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Institute for Justice


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Constitutional Accountability Center
1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Hyland Hunt
Deutsch Hunt PLLC
300 New Jersey Ave. NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20001
HHUNT@DEUTSCHHUNT.COM
Ph: 2028686915
Party name: Carlos M. Vazquez and Anya Bernstein


Lawrence J. Joseph
Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 700 PMB 5155
Washington, DC 20036
LJOSEPH@LARRYJOSEPH.COM
Ph: 2028992987
Party name: APA Watch


Sharon Katz
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
SHARON.KATZ@DAVISPOLK.COM
Ph: 212-450-4000
Party name: Tahirih Justice Center, et al.


David Sapir Lesser
King & Spalding LLP
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
DLesser@kslaw.com
Ph: 212-556-2261
Party name: Professor Gregory C. Sisk


Sean Abram Lev
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
slev@kellogghansen.com
Ph: 202 326 7000
Party name: Brady


Lena Fatina Masri
CAIR Legal Defense Fund
453 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
ldf@cair.com
Ph: 12027426420
Party name: Council on American-Islamic Relations and Anas Elhady


Joshua Adam Matz
Hecker Fink LLP
1050 K Street NW
Suite 1040
Washington, DC 20001
jmatz@heckerfink.com
Ph: (212) 763-0883
Party name: Douglas Laycock, et al.


Hope R. Metcalf
127 Wall Street P.O. Box 209090
New Haven, CT 06520-9090
hope.metcalf@yale.edu
Ph: 203-432-9404
Party name: Amnesty International US et al.


Alan Michael Mygatt-Tauber
Attorney at Law
10089 Ashley Circle NW
Silverdale, WA 98383
ALAN@AMTAPPEALS.COM
Ph: 202-236-9734
Party name: Alan Mygatt-Tauber


Matthew Eben Price
Jenner & Block, LLP
1099 New York Ave. NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
MPRICE@JENNER.COM
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Immigrant and Civil Rights Organizations


Ari Joseph Savitzky
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
asavitzky@aclu.org
Ph: 2125492500
Party name: Professor Gregory C. Sisk


Kymberlee Claire Stapleton
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
KYM.STAPLETON@CJLF.ORG
Ph: 916-446-0345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation


Cody Hirt Wofsy
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
425 California St.
7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
cwofsy@aclu.org
Ph: 2125492500
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, ACLU of Texas, ACLU of Arizona, and ACLU of New Mexico