No. 20-5077
Joaquin Mario Cipriano-Ortega v. United States
Tags: citizenship-classification citizenship-laws due-process equal-protection illegal-reentry morales-santana morales-santana-precedent ninth-circuit-review severability statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the decision below conflicts with the Court's instruction in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 137 S. Ct. 1678, 1699 n.24 (2017), that a defendant may assail his conviction when it rests on the unconstitutional provisions defining who is a citizen.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the decision below conflicts with the Court's instruction in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 137 S. Ct. 1678, 1699 n.24 (2017), that a defendant may assail his conviction when it rests on the unconstitutional provisions defining who is a citizen
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2020)
Attorneys
Joaquin Cipriano-Ortega
Vincent J. Brunkow — Federal Defenders of San Diego, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent