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International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump

Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Trump v. Hawaii on June 28, 2018.

Docket No.17-1194
Op. Below4th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the challenges to the President"s suspension of entry of aliens abroad are justiciable; (2) whether the proclamation " which suspends entry, subject to exceptions and case-by-case waivers, of certain categories of aliens abroad from eight countries " is a lawful exercise of the President"s authority to suspend entry of aliens abroad; (3) whether the proclamation violates the establishment clause; (4) whether the scope of the global injunction barring enforcement of the proclamation"s entry suspensions, except as to nationals of two countries and as to persons without a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States, is impermissibly overbroad; and (5) whether the preliminary injunction was properly limited to individuals with a bona fide relationship to a person of entity in the United States.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Feb 23, 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)
Feb 23, 2018
Motion to Expedite Consideration of the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari filed by petitioner International Refugee Assistance Project, et al.
Feb 26, 2018
The motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari is GRANTED in part. Respondents are directed to file a response to the petition for a writ of certiorari no later than noon on March 1, 2018.
Feb 28, 2018
Memorandum of respondents Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. filed.
Mar 7, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
Jun 27, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
Jun 28, 2018
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U. S. ____ (2018).
Jul 30, 2018
JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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