Pierre v. Holder
Petition for certiorari denied on October 6, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether the biological basis for sex discrimination articulated in Nguyen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service can be extended to unrelated facial sex and legitimacy-based distinctions in 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a), or whether such distinctions are unconstitutional, as four Justices concluded in an order for an equally divided court in Flores-Villar v. United States; and (2) whether heightened scrutiny, the ordinary standard of review for sex and legitimacy-based distinctions, applies to such distinctions in the citizenship context.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, July 10, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/21/2014 | Application (13A863) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2014 to April 24, 2014, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| 02/25/2014 | Application (13A863) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until April 24, 2014. |
| 04/24/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2014) |
| 05/20/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 27, 2014. |
| 05/27/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Children's Advocacy Institute, et al. filed. |
| 05/27/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. |
| 05/28/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. |
| 06/27/2014 | Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed. |
| 07/16/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| 07/16/2014 | Reply of petitioner Clerde Pierre filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/06/2014 | Petition DENIED. |