CITY OF CHICAGO v. SESSIONS

No. 17-2991.

888 F.3d 272 (2018)

CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General of the United States, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debo P. Adegbile , Ari Joseph Savitzky , Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux , Attorneys, WILMER HALE LLP, New York, NY, Tal C. Chaiken , Matthew Charles Crowl , Ronald S. Safer , Attorneys, RILEY SAFER HOLMES & CANCILA LLP, Laura Kleinman , Attorney, ROBINSON, CURLEY & CLAYTON, P.C., Edward N. Siskel , Attorney, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Benna Ruth Solomon , Justin A. Houppert , Attorneys, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Chicago, IL, Bridget Fahey , Ari Holtzblatt , David W. Ogden , Jamie Gorelick , Molly Maureen Jennings , Tiffany Wright , Attorneys, WILMER CUTLER HALE & DORR LLP, Washington, DC, Ari Joseph Savitzky , Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux , Attorneys, WILMER HALE LLP, Seven World Trade Center, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Katherine Twomey Allen , Mark B. Stern , Daniel Tenny , Bradley Hinshelwood , Chad A. Readler , Attorney, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Lisa Ehrlich , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Oakland, CA, Amicus Curiae for STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

Christopher J. Hajec , Mark Steven Venezia , Attorney, IMMIGRATION REFORM LAW INSTITUTE, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae for IMMIGRATION REFORM LAW INSTITUTE.

Brian C. Haussmann , Attorney, TABET, DIVITO & ROTHSTEIN LLC, Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae for NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.

Anisha Dasgupta , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Executive Office, New York, NY, Amicus Curiae for STATE OF NEW YORK.

Chirag Gopal Badlani , Attorney, HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK & DYM, LTD., Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae for CURRENT AND FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS.

Harry Sandick , Attorney, PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER LLP, New York, NY, Amicus Curiae for ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SCHOLARS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SCHOLARS, IMMIGRATION LAW SCHOLARS.

Sheila Maureen Prendergast , Attorney, MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP, Amicus Curiae for ASIAN AMERICAN.

Eric H. Holder, Jr. , Ivano M. Ventresca , David Meir Zionts , Attorneys, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, DC, Monica Ramirez Almadani , Daniel N. Shallman , Attorneys, COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Amicus Curiae for THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE.

David Brian Sudzus , Attorney, DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Amicus Curiae for ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.

John J. Hamill , Attorney, DLA PIPER US LLP, Amicus Curiae for ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION.

Paul A. Castiglione , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY, Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae for COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Mark M. Fleming , Attorney, NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER, Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae for NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER.

Robert W. Perrin , Attorney, LATHAM & WATKINS LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Amicus Curiae for ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE.

Lee Gelernt , Attorney, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, New York, NY, Amicus Curiae for AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION.

Before Bauer, Manion, and Rovner, Circuit Judges.


This appeal is from the grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of the City of Chicago (the "City") and against Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the Attorney General of the United States, enjoining the enforcement of two conditions imposed upon recipients of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program ...

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