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United States v. Jose Felipe Hernandez-Calvillo, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 19-3210, 19-3211 · judgment July 13, 2022


GVR'd · June 30, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 18% cert probability (95% interval 11%–28%)

Before the decision, about 4.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Tenth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether the federal criminal prohibition against conspiring to encourage or induce unlawful immigration, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) and (v)(I), is facially unconstitutional on First Amendment overbreadth grounds. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

For respondent
Mark Christopher Fleming
WilmerHale

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
22A446

Proceedings

  1. Aug 01 2023
    Judgment issued.
  2. Jun 30 2023
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Hansen, 599 U. S. ___ (2023).
  3. Jun 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023.
  4. Feb 08 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
  5. Feb 08 2023
    Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
  6. Jan 23 2023
    Brief of respondents Jose Felipe Hernandez-Calvillo and Mauro Papalotzi in opposition filed.
  7. Dec 22 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 23, 2023)
  8. Nov 22 2022
    Application (22A446) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 28, 2022.
  9. Nov 17 2022
    Application (22A446) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2022 to December 28, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.