SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 20–1775 ARIZONA, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT [June 15, 2022] PER CURIAM. The... Read More

Amy L. Howe, Feb. 22, 2022 "On Wednesday, the Supreme Court [ heard ] oral argument in a dispute over whether a group of states, led by Arizona, can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule... Read More

Links to all the briefs here . Issue: Whether states with interests should be permitted to intervene to defend a rule when the United States ceases to defend. Read More

Supreme Court, Oct. 29, 2021 "20-1775 ARIZONA V. SAN FRANCISCO, CA DECISION BELOW: 944 F.3d 773 Limited to Question 1 presented by the petition CERT. GRANTED 10/29/2021 QUESTION PRESENTED: Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8... Read More

Amy L. Howe, Mar. 9, 2021 "Just over two weeks after the Supreme Court announced that it would review the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule, which governs the admission of immigrants into the United States, the case... Read More

Suzanne Monyack, Law360, Sept. 28, 2020 "U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's tendency to defer to the executive branch's authority could pave the way for the Trump administration to prevail against challenges to its immigration... Read More

On February 21, 2020 the Supreme Court, 5-4, allowed the government to implement the public charge regulation in Illinois , while litigation continues. Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a powerful dissent . Read More

Stuart Anderson, Forbes, Jan. 28, 2020 "On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court approved an order to allow the Trump administration to proceed with the public charge rule. It is likely the administration’s most consequential economic... Read More

NILC, Jan. 27, 2020 "The U.S. Supreme Court today temporarily lifted nationwide court orders blocking implementation of the Trump administration’s public charge regulation , allowing this widely opposed wealth test to take effect while several... Read More

Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog, Jan. 13, 2020 "Government comes to court for relief on immigration rule This afternoon the federal government called on the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over a new rule, known as the “public charge”... Read More