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Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-161 Mar 2, 2020 Jun 25, 2020 7-2 Alito OT 2019

Holding: As applied in this case, 8 U. S. C. " 1252(e)(2)"which limits the habeas review obtainable by a noncitizen detained for expedited removal"does not violate the suspension or due process clauses.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 7-2, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 25, 2020. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Breyer filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Ginsburg Joined. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kagan joined.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/24/2019Application (18A1219) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 5, 2019 to July 5, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
05/24/2019Pursuant 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.
05/24/2019Application (18A1219) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 5, 2019.
06/25/2019Application (18A1219) to extend further the time from July 5, 2019 to August 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
06/26/2019Application (18A1219) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 4, 2019.
08/02/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2019)
09/04/2019Brief of respondent Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam in opposition filed.
09/18/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
09/19/2019Reply of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/15/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
10/18/2019Petition GRANTED.
10/18/2019As 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.
10/30/2019Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
11/21/2019Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 15, 2020.
11/26/2019SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 2, 2020.
12/09/2019Joint appendix filed.
12/09/2019Brief of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed.
12/09/2019Proposal of petitioners to lodge copies of transcript hearing held before immigration judge on March 17, 2017, filed.
12/16/2019Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
12/16/2019Brief amici curiae of The States of Arizona, et al. filed.
12/16/2019Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
01/09/2020Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
01/09/2020The record of the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is available on PACER. The SEALED record material has been electronically received by the Clerk.
01/10/2020The record of the U.S.D.C. Southern District of California is electronic and available on PACER. SEALED documents electronically received by the Clerk.
01/15/2020Brief of respondent Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam filed.
01/21/2020CIRCULATED
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Immigration Scholars filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Professors Of Sri Lankan Politics filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Immigration and Human Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Law of Habeas Corpus filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Asylum Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of International Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
01/22/2020Brief amici curiae of The States of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/14/2020Reply of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/02/2020Argued. For petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Lee Gelernt, New York, N. Y.
03/05/2020Lodging proposal of petitioners approved by the Clerk.
03/06/2020Lodging of petitioners consisting of a redacted transcript in related case filed. (Distributed)
06/25/2020Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. 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. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined.
07/27/2020JUDGMENT ISSUED.