High Court Could Rule on Petition for Certiorari in United States v. Texas as Early as January 19
In its Conference of January 15, 2016, the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the U.S. government’s petition for certiorari in United States v. Texas, Texas’s challenge to the Obama administration’s expanded deferred action program for undocumented immigrants.
SCOTUSBlog has collected the briefs submitted on the petition. Besides the briefs of the United States and Texas and the states, amicus briefs have been filed by the
Bipartisan Former Members of Congress
American Immigration Council, et al.
Major Cities Chiefs Association, et al.
184 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 34 Members of the U.S, Senate
Washington, et al.
Intervenors-respondents Jane Does
Former Federal Immigration and Homeland Security Officials
Mayors of New York, et al.
Minkwon Center for Community Action
American Unity Legal Defense Fund
Save Jobs USA and Washington Alliance of Technology Workers
The Court could issue an order on the petition as early as Tuesday, January 19 (Monday, January 18 is the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday).
KJ