The U.S. Supreme Court on April 21,2014 declined to revive a provision in an Arizona law that sought to criminalize the harboring and transportation of illegal immigrants.
The court's decision not to hear the state's appeal leaves intact an October 2013 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco that found in part that the provision was trumped by federal immigration law.
The harboring provision, part of Arizona's controversial 2010 immigration law, made it a criminal offense to encourage illegal immigrants to enter the state or to harbor or transport them within Arizona. Various groups that work with immigrants, including the Border Action Network, challenged the provision.
Arizona v. Valle Del Sol, U.S. Supreme Court, 13-806
No. 13-806
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| Title: |
| Arizona, et al., Petitioners |
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| Valle del Sol, Inc., et al. |
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| Docketed: | January 8, 2014 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (12-17152) |
| Decision Date: | October 8, 2013 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 6 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2014) |
| Jan 22 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 10, 2014, for all respondents. |
| Feb 7 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
| Mar 7 2014 | Brief of respondents Valle del Sol, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 24 2014 | Reply of petitioners Arizona, et al. filed. |
| Mar 26 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014. |
| Apr 21 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
| John Bouma | Snell & Wilmer LLP | (602) 382-6000 |
| Counsel of Record | One Arizona Center | |
| 400 East Van Buren | |
| Phoenix, AZ 85004 | |
| jbouma@swlaw.com |
| Party name: Arizona, et al. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Omar C. Jadwat | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | (212)-549-2620 |
| Counsel of Record | 125 Broad Street 18th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| ojadwat@aclu.org |
| Party name: Valle del Sol, Inc., et al. |
| Other: | | |
| Michael M. Hethmon | Immigration Reform Law Institute | (202) 232-5590 |
| 25 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W. | |
| Suite 335 | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| litigation@irli.org |
| Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute |
