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Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on January 8, 2018.

Docket No.17-313
Op. Below9th Cir.
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Issue

Whether, when assessing a statute under rational basis review, a court must consider both the ultimate effect of the statute and the statutory means by which it achieves that effect, or whether a court must look only at the ultimate effect of the statute; and (2) whether the habitual drunkard provision of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f) is unconstitutionally vague.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Aug 25, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2017)
Sep 26, 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 30, 2017.
Oct 24, 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 29, 2017.
Nov 13, 2017
Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court’s Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system.
Nov 29, 2017
Brief of respondent Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General in opposition filed.Dec 12, 2017
Reply of petitioner Salomon Ledezma-Cosino filed. (Distributed)
Dec 13, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Jan 8, 2018
Petition DENIED.

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