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Brewer v. Arizona Dream Act Coalition

Petition for certiorari denied on March 19, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1180 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in creating an immigration-specific rule under which state police power regulations that "arrang[e]" federal immigration classifications are pre-empted, even if pre-emption was not "the clear and manifest purpose of Congress"; and (2) whether the 9th Circuit erred in assuming that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an executive-branch policy of non-enforcement, was valid "federal law" capable of pre-empting a state police power regulation. CVSG: 02/14/2018.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/29/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2017)
04/14/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 22, 2017.
05/01/2017Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed.
05/01/2017Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
05/01/2017Brief amicus curiae of Governor Jeb Bush filed.
05/01/2017Brief amici curiae of United States Justice Foundation, et al. filed.
05/22/2017Brief of respondents Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al. in opposition filed.
06/01/2017Reply of petitioners Janice K. Brewer, former Governor of Arizona, et al. filed.
06/06/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
06/26/2017The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
01/24/2018Letter of January 22, 2018, received from counsel for the petitioners.
02/14/2018Brief amicus curiae of United States of America filed.
02/26/2018Supplemental brief of petitioners Janice K. Brewer, former Governor of Arizona, et al. filed.
02/28/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
03/19/2018Petition DENIED.