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From the Nov. 4, 2024 Order List:
1) Cert. granted in Riley v. Garland: "The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the questions presented by the respondent’s brief."
QUESTIONS PRESENTED: 1. Whether the 30-day deadline in 8 U.S.C. 1252(b)(1) for filing a petition for review of an order [*2] of removal is jurisdictional. 2. Whether a noncitizen satisfies the deadline in Section 1252(b)(1) by filing a petition for review challenging an agency order denying withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture within 30 days of the issuance of that order.
The underlying unpublished CA4 case is here.
The cert. pet. is here.
The respondent's brief is here.
Motion by former U.S. Attorneys General William P. Barr, Michael B. Mukasey, and Jefferson B. Sessions III here.
2) GVR in Wong v. Garland: "The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for further consideration in light of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U. S. ___ (2024)."
The underlying published CA2 case is here.
The underlying unpublished BIA case is here.