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Wilkinson v. City and County of San Francisco, California

Petition for certiorari dismissed pursuant to Rule 46, on March 4, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-666 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether the Department of Justice has statutory authority to impose notice and access conditions on grantees that accept Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awards, a program that provides millions of dollars in financial assistance to law enforcement; and (2) whether the department may withhold Byrne JAG funds from the city and county of San Francisco, California for noncompliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373, which generally bars state and local governments from restricting the sharing of "information regarding the citizenship or immigration status ... of any individual" with federal immigration authorities.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/13/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2020)
11/19/2020Motion of City and County of San Francisco to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
11/19/2020Motion of State of California to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
11/20/2020The motions to extend the time to file responses to the peition for a writ of certiorari are granted and the time is extended to and including January 13, 2021, for all respondents.
01/13/2021Brief of respondents State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General in opposition filed.
01/13/2021Brief of respondents City and County of San Francisco, California, et al. in opposition filed.
01/27/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
01/27/2021Letter from Robert M. Wilkinson, Acting Attorney General, et al., received.
02/03/2021Rescheduled.
02/10/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
02/22/2021Rescheduled.
03/01/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
03/04/2021Joint stipulation to dismiss the case pursuant Rule 46.1 filed.
03/04/2021Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.