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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Department of Homeland Security

Petition for certiorari denied on December 3, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-247 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act"which grants the Secretary of Homeland Security sweeping power to waive any or all legal requirements in her sole discretion, and then insulates that exercise of discretion from judicial review"violates the separation of powers.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/07/2018Application (17A1239) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 24, 2018 to August 23, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
05/10/2018Application (17A1239) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 23, 2018.
08/23/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 27, 2018)
09/19/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 27, 2018 to October 29, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
09/20/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 29, 2018.
09/27/2018Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
09/27/2018Brief amici curiae of Nine Members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed.
10/29/2018Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
11/12/2018Reply of petitioners Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al. filed.
11/13/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
12/03/2018Petition DENIED.