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S. A. B. v. Sessions

Petition for certiorari denied on January 8, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-616 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issues: (1) Whether a court of appeals may rely on extra-record factual research to decide a petition for review of a removal order despite a statutory command that such a petition be decided “only on the administrative record,” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(A); and (2) whether federal court authority to decide constitutional claims and questions of law under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D) permits review of legal error in exemption determinations under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(3)(B)(i).

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 01 2017Application (17A254) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 21, 2017 to October 23, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Sep 07 2017Application (17A254) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 23, 2017.
Oct 23 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2017)
Nov 13 2017Pursuant 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.
Nov 22 2017Waiver of right of respondent Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General to respond filed.
Nov 29 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Jan 08 2018Petition DENIED.