Docket for 19-897

No. 19-897
Title:	Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al., Petitioners v. Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al.
Docketed:	January 21, 2020
Linked with 19A723
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(18-6086, 18-6419)
Decision Date:	October 10, 2019
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Dec 27 2019	Application (19A723) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 8, 2019 to February 7, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Dec 30 2019	Application (19A723) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 7, 2020.

Jan 17 2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2020)
	Petition
Jan 17 2020	Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.

Feb 10 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.

Feb 12 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.

Mar 18 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2020 to April 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.

Mar 18 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 22, 2020.

Apr 22 2020	Brief of respondents Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al. in opposition filed.
	Main Document
May 08 2020	Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 12, 2020 to May 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
May 08 2020	Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 19, 2020, granted.

May 14 2020	Reply of petitioners Albence, Dir. of U.S. Immigration, et al. filed.
	Main Document
May 19 2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.

Jun 08 2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.

Jun 15 2020	Petition GRANTED.

Jun 15 2020	As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.

Jul 22 2020	Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Jul 24 2020	Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2020.

Aug 14 2020	Brief of petitioners Mattew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 14 2020	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Albence, Dir. of U.S. Immigration, et al.
	Proof of Service Main Document
Aug 21 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 10 2020	Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Sep 14 2020	Motion to extend the time to file respondents' brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2020.

Oct 05 2020	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.

Nov 04 2020	Brief of respondents Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 10 2020	Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 12 2020	Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Litigation Alliance, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 12 2020	Brief amicus curiae of National Immigrant Justice Center filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 12 2020	Brief amici curiae of Human Rights First and International Law Scholars filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 12 2020	Brief amici curiae of Former United States Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 12 2020	Amicus brief of American Immigration Council, et al. not accepted for filing. (December 21, 2020 - Corrected version submitted)

Nov 12 2020	Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Council, et al. filed (Dec.15, 2020). (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 25 2020	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, January 11, 2021.

Dec 03 2020	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.

Dec 04 2020	Reply of petitioners Tony H. Pham, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Proof of Service
Dec 08 2020	CIRCULATED

Dec 29 2020	Record received from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. The record is electronic.

Jan 11 2021	Argued. For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Paul W. Hughes, Washington, D. C.

Jun 29 2021	Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to footnote 4. Roberts, C. J., and Kavanaugh and Barrett, JJ., joined that opinion in full. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring except for footnote 4 and concurring in the judgment, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Aug 02 2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Elizabeth B. Prelogar	Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov	202-514-2217
Party name: Tae D. Johnson, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Paul W. Hughes	McDermott Will & Emery 500 North Capitol Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-1531 PHughes@mwe.com	(202) 756-8981
Party name: Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al.
Other
Maureen Patricia Alger Counsel of Record	Cooley LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 malger@cooley.com	6508435201
Party name: American Immigration Council, et al.
Mark Christopher Fleming Counsel of Record	WilmerHale 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com	(617) 526-6000
Party name: National Immigration Litigation Alliance, et al.
Eugene Martin Gelernter Counsel of Record	Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Amer.icas New York, NY 10036 emgelernter@pbwt.com	(212) 336-2000
Party name: Human Rights First and International Law Scholars
Christopher J. Hajec Counsel of Record	Immigration Reform Law Institute 25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 335 Washington, DC 20001 chajec@irli.org	202-232-5590
Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute
Nicole C. Henning Counsel of Record	Jones Day 77 W Wacker Drive Suite 3500 Chicago, IL 60601 nhenning@jonesday.com	3127823939
Party name: National Immigrant Justice Center
David G. Keyko Counsel of Record	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 david.keyko@pillsburylaw.com	212-858-1064
Party name: Former United States Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Michael King Thomas Tan Counsel of Record	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 125 Broad St., 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 mtan@aclu.org	212-519-7848
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union