RENO v. AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMM.

No. 97-1252.

525 U.S. 471 (1999)

RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. AMERICANARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided February 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Hunger, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, and Douglas N. Letter.

David D. Cole argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Steven R. Shapiro, Lucas Guttentag, Marc Van Der Hout, and Paul L. Hoffman.*

Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined, and in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined as to Parts I and II. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part I, p. 492. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, p. 498. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 501.


Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondents sued petitioners for allegedly targeting them for deportation because of their affiliation with a politically unpopular group. While their suit was pending, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), 110 Stat. 3009-546, which contains a provision restricting judicial review...

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