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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

Issues: (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.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 13 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2020)
Nov 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.
Nov 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.
Nov 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.
Jan 13 2021Brief of respondents State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General in opposition filed.
Jan 13 2021Brief of respondents City and County of San Francisco, California, et al. in opposition filed.
Jan 27 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Jan 27 2021Letter from Robert M. Wilkinson, Acting Attorney General, et al., received.
Feb 03 2021Rescheduled.
Feb 10 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Feb 22 2021Rescheduled.
Mar 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
Mar 04 2021Joint stipulation to dismiss the case pursuant Rule 46.1 filed.
Mar 04 2021Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.