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Mera v. City of Glendale, California

Petition for certiorari denied on March 27, 2017

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-917 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether the Constitution preempts local government expressive conduct that intrudes on the federal government's exclusive foreign affairs power.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/09/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2017)
02/22/2017Brief amicus curiae of The Government of Japan filed.
02/22/2017Brief of respondent City of Glendale, California in opposition filed.
02/22/2017Brief amicus curiae of The Society for Dissemination of Historical Fact & Nippon Today's Researchers Society (Kingen) filed.
03/08/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017.
03/13/2017Reply of petitioners Koichi Mera, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/27/2017Petition DENIED.