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Arizona v. Valle del Sol, Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on April 21, 2014
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-806 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: (1) Whether respondents have Article III standing and have established the requisite imminent risk of irreparable harm to obtain an injunction of Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2929, which makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly “(1) transport or move or attempt to transport or move the alien in Arizona in furtherance of the alien’s unlawful presence in the United States; (2) conceal, harbor, or shield or attempt to conceal, harbor, or shield the alien from detection in Arizona; or (3) encourage or induce the alien to come to or live in Arizona”; (2) if respondents have standing, whether Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2929 is void for vagueness even though its meaning is commonly understood; and (3) whether the court of appeals erred in finding that states are precluded from enacting any law that restricts a person from furthering or exploiting another’s unlawful presence in the United States.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 6 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2014)
Jan 22 2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 10, 2014, for all respondents.
Feb 7 2014Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
Mar 7 2014Brief of respondents Valle del Sol, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 24 2014Reply of petitioners Arizona, et al. filed.
Mar 26 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014.
Apr 21 2014Petition DENIED.