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Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-587 9th Cir. Nov 12, 2019 Jun 18, 2020 5-4 Roberts OT 2019

Holding: The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Judgment: Vacated in part, reversed in part and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 18, 2020. Roberts delivered the opinion of the court except as to Part IV. Justices Ginsburg, Breyer and Kagan joined that opinion in full, and Justice Sotomayor joined as to all but Part IV. Justice Sotomayor filed an opinion concurring in part, concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Justices Alito and Gorsuch joined. Justices Alito and Kavanaugh filed opinions concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 05 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due December 5, 2018)
Nov 19 2018Supplemental brief of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Corrected version submitted)
Nov 19 2018Supplemental brief of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (11/28/2018)
Nov 27 2018Letter of November 27, 2018 from the Solicitor General with respect to corrected supplemental brief of petitioners filed. (11/28/2018)
Nov 29 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 5, 2018 to December 17, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 03 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2018, for all respondents.
Dec 04 2018Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
Dec 05 2018Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
Dec 06 2018Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 06 2018Brief amici curiae of Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, English First Foundation, Public Advocate of the U.S., The Senior Citizens League, 60 Plus Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Patriotic Vete filed. VIDED.
Dec 17 2018Brief of respondents States of California, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 17 2018Brief of respondents Regents of the Univeristy of California, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 17 2018Brief of respondents Dulce Garcia, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 26 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
Dec 26 2018Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
Jan 04 2019Reply of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 14 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
Jun 10 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
Jun 17 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
Jun 26 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2019.
Jun 28 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. The petitions for writs of certiorari before judgment in No. 18-588 and No. 18-589 are granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Jul 01 2019Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 18-587. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 18-587. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the fling is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Jul 08 2019SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. VIDED
Jul 10 2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Department of Homeland Security, et al. VIDED.
Jul 17 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Dulce Garcia, Miriam Gonzalez Avila, Saul Jimenez Suarez, Viridiana Chabolla Mendoza, Norma Ramirez, and Jirayut Latthivongskorn. VIDED.
Jul 22 2019Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, County of Santa Clara and Service Employees International Union Local 521.
Jul 29 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Princeton University, Microsoft Corporation, Maria De La Cruz Perales Sanchez
Jul 30 2019Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 19, 2019. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 27, 2019. The reply brief is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3.
Jul 30 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Regents of the Univeristy of California and Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California. VIDED.
Jul 30 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, New York, et al. VIDED.
Jul 31 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Martin Jonathan Batalla Vidal, et al. VIDED.
Aug 01 2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, States of California, et al. VIDED.
Aug 19 2019Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). VIDED.
Aug 19 2019Brief of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 23 2019Brief amici curiae of Professors--Dean Ronald A. Cass, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Aug 23 2019Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. VIDED.
Aug 26 2019Amici brief of States of Texas, et al. not accepted for filing. (August 26, 2019 - Corrected brief to be submitted)
Aug 26 2019Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 26 2019Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. VIDED.
Aug 26 2019Brief amici curiae of Save Jobs USA, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 26 2019Brief amici curiae of Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, and The Presidential Coalition, LLC filed. VIDED.
Aug 26 2019Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Aug 26 2019Amicus brief of Cato Institute not accepted for filing. (August 30, 2019) (Duplicate submission).
Aug 26 2019Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 03 2019CIRCULATED
Sep 16 2019Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Sep 17 2019Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Sep 17 2019Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Califorina, San Francisco Division is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of Sealed documents which is electronically filed.
Sep 20 2019Motion of States of Texas, et al. for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Sep 23 2019Response of petitioners to motion of Texas, et al. for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument, filed. VIDED.
Sep 26 2019Brief amici curiae of DACA Recipients and State of New Jersey filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2019Joint motion of respondents for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument, and response to motion of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 27 2019Brief of respondents States of California, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 27 2019Brief of respondents Regents of the University of California, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 27 2019Brief of D.C. Respondents filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 27 2019Brief of respondents New York, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 27 2019Brief of respondents DACA Recipients, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2019Brief amici curiae of National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 02 2019Brief amici curiae of Tim Cook, Deirdre O'Brien and Apple,et al. filed. VIDED.
Oct 02 2019Brief amici curiae of United We Dream and 50 Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 03 2019Brief amici curiae of Nineteen Colleges And Universities filed. (Distributed)
Oct 03 2019Brief amici curiae of 143 U.S. Business Associations and Companies filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 03 2019Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 03 2019Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Current Members of Congress and Bipartisan Former Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed).
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Amicus brief of American Council on Education and 43 Other Higher Education Associations not accepted for filing. (October 21, 2019 - Corrected version submitted)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 43 Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED.(Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of 109 Cities, Counties, Municipalities, and Local Government Advocacy Organizations filed. VIDED (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed). (Corrected brief filed).
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed). (October 15, 2019).
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of American Historical Association, et al. filed. VIDED (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Former National Security Officials filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Former Homeland Security and Immigration Officials filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Amicus brief of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, et al. not accepted for filing. (October 08, 2019 - to be corrected)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed). (October 9, 2019).
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Institutions of Higher Education filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of States of Nevada, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amicus curiae of Teach for America, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Public Interest Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of National Education Association and National PTA filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Empirical Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Practitioners filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Former Service Secretaries, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Association of American Medical Colleges, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Amicus brief of Nonprofit Legal Services Organizations not accepted for filing. (October 23, 2019)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Nonprofit Legal Services Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of Alianza Americas, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2019Brief amici curiae of 127 Religious Organizations filed (October 22, 2019). VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 15 2019Joint motion of respondents for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument is GRANTED in part and the time is divided as follows: 30 minutes for the Solicitor General, 15 minutes for the private respondents, and 15 minutes for the state respondents. VIDED.
Oct 15 2019Motion of Texas, et al. for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae, and for divided argument DENIED. VIDED.
Oct 28 2019Reply of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 01 2019A total of 80 minutes is allotted for oral argument, and the time is divided as follows: 40 minutes for the Solicitor General, 20 minutes for the private respondents, and 20 minutes for the state respondents. VIDED.
Nov 12 2019Argued. For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For private respondents: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D. C. For state respondents: Michael J. Mongan, Solicitor General, San Francisco, Cal. VIDED.
Apr 02 2020Motion of respondents Martin Jonathan Batalla Vidal, et al. in No. 18-589 for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed (in 18-589). (Distributed)
Apr 20 2020Motion of respondents Martin Jonathan Batalla Vidal, et al. in No. 18-589 for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument GRANTED.
Jun 18 2020Adjudged to be REVERSED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, and REMANDED (No. 18-588 is Affirmed and Remanded, and No. 18-589 February 13, 2018 order Vacated, November 9, 2017 order Affirmed in Part, March 29, 2018 order Reversed in Part, and Case Remanded). Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part IV. Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Sotomayor, J., joined as to all but Part IV. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, concurring in the judgment in part, and dissenting in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Alito and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Alito, J., and Kavanaugh, J., filed opinions concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. VIDED.
Jul 20 2020JUDGMENT ISSUED.