Decided
Judulang v. Holder
Holding
The policy used by the Board of Immigration Appeals to determine whether a resident alien is eligible to ask the Attorney General for relief from deportation under a provision of the immigration laws that has been repealed is "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A).
Judgment
Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Elena Kagan on Dec 12, 1911.
Merits Briefs for the Petitioner
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioner
- Brief for Former Immigration Officials
- Brief for National Immigrant Justice Center and American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association
- Brief of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and World Relief
- Brief of thirty-nine immigration law professors
Merits Briefs for the Respondent
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Nov 24, 2010Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2010)
Dec 21, 2010Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 28, 2011.
Jan 25, 2011Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 28, 2011.
Feb 28, 2011Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed.
Mar 15, 2011Reply of petitioner Joel Judulang filed.
Mar 16, 2011DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 1, 2011.
Apr 11, 2011DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 15, 2011.
Apr 18, 2011Petition GRANTED.
May 4, 2011Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Joel Judulang.
May 16, 2011The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including July 5, 2011.
May 16, 2011The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2011.
May 31, 2011Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jul 5, 2011Brief of petitioner Joel Judulang filed.
Jul 12, 2011Brief amici curiae of National Immigrant Justice Center, et al. filed.
Jul 12, 2011Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Jul 12, 2011Brief amici curiae of Former Immigration Officials filed.
Jul 12, 2011Brief amici curiae of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. and World Relief filed.
Jul 12, 2011Brief amici curiae of 39 Immigration Law Professors filed.
Jul 19, 2011SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 12, 2011.
Aug 2, 2011CIRCULATED.
Aug 15, 2011Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) This record also includes the administrative record from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Aug 26, 2011Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. (Distributed)
Sep 23, 2011Reply of petitioner Joel Judulang filed. (Distributed)
Oct 12, 2011Argued. For petitioner: Mark C. Fleming, Boston, Mass. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Dec 12, 2011Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jan 13, 2012JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Recommended Citation: Judulang v. Holder, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/judulang-v-holder/