| No. 20-315 | |
| Title: | Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux., Petitioners v. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. | 
| Docketed: | September 10, 2020 | 
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 
| Case Numbers: | (19-1311) | 
| Decision Date: | July 22, 2020 | 
| Questions Presented | |
| Sep 08 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2020) Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Sep 08 2020 | Corrected appendix to the petition (submitted February 18, 2021). Main Document | 
| Sep 11 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2020 to November 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document | 
| Sep 14 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2020. | 
| Oct 26 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document | 
| Oct 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2020. | 
| Dec 09 2020 | Brief for the Respondents filed. Main Document Proof of Service | 
| Dec 11 2020 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed by petitioner. Main Document | 
| Dec 16 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. | 
| Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. | 
| Feb 05 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. Blanket Consent | 
| Feb 05 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. Main Document Main Document | 
| Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Certificate of Word Count | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Oxfam America filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Watch and Alianza Americas filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Alan Morrison and Brian Wolfman filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Litigation Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Harvard TPS Coalition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of 22 Cities and Counties filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Amicus brief of Service Employees International Union, et al. not accepted for filing. (March 03, 2021 - certificate of compliance to be corrected). | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union and Other Labor Unions filed.  (March 23, 2021) Main Document Main Document Proof of Service | 
| Mar 10 2021 | Corrected certificate of service for amicus curiae Harvard TPS Coalition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 19, 2021. | 
| Mar 15 2021 | Record requested. | 
| Mar 15 2021 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. 3rd Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of confidential documents that been electronically filed. | 
| Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondents Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service | 
| Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATED | 
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioner Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Apr 19 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Amy M. Saharia, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. | 
| Jun 07 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED.  Kagan, J. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. | 
| Jul 09 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |