No. 23-7026
Pedro Valencia-Ayala v. United States
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-review discriminatory-purpose equal-protection immigration-law legislative-intent mass-incarceration racial-discrimination statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2024-04-12
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a legislature can cleanse the taint of a racially discriminatory law by silent reenactment or amendment when the law was originally adopted for an impermissible discriminatory purpose.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a legislature can cleanse the taint of a racially discriminatory law by silent reenactment or amendment when the law was originally adopted for an impermissible discriminatory purpose
Docket Entries
2024-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-03-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 18, 2024)
Attorneys
Pedro Valencia-Ayala
Kara Lee Hartzler — Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent