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Mera v. City of Glendale, California

Petition for certiorari denied on March 27, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-917 9th Cir. 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)
Jan 9 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2017)
Feb 22 2017Brief amicus curiae of The Government of Japan filed.
Feb 22 2017Brief of respondent City of Glendale, California in opposition filed.
Feb 22 2017Brief amicus curiae of The Society for Dissemination of Historical Fact & Nippon Today's Researchers Society (Kingen) filed.
Mar 8 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017.
Mar 13 2017Reply of petitioners Koichi Mera, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 27 2017Petition DENIED.