No. 24-5548

Gustavo Lazcano-Neria v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights discriminatory-purpose equal-protection legislative-intent racist-statute statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2024-10-11
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

2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-09-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-11

Attorneys

Gustavo Lazcano-Neria
Paul A. BarrFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent