New York v. Department of Justice
Petition for certiorari dismissed pursuant to Rule 46, on March 4, 2021
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Issue: Whether Congress authorized the Department of Justice to condition funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program " which sets aside funds for state and local criminal justice priorities " on acceptance of DOJ"s new requirements that state and local government grant recipients (1) respond to ad hoc requests from federal officials for the release dates of non-citizens in grantees" custody, (2) provide federal agents with access to grantees" jails and police stations in order to question suspected non-citizens, and (3) certify compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which purports to prohibit state and local governments from regulating when their employees may share information with federal officials regarding a person"s citizenship or immigration status.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/07/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 11, 2021) |
| 12/22/2020 | Brief amici curiae of City of Chicago, et al. filed. |
| 01/06/2021 | Memorandum of respondents Department of Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 01/20/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| 02/01/2021 | Reply of petitioners New York, et al. filed. |
| 02/03/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/10/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| 02/22/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/01/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| 03/04/2021 | Joint stipulation to dismiss the case pursuant Rule 46.1 filed. |
| 03/04/2021 | Petition Dismissed - Rule 46. |