STATE v. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

Nos. 19-267(L); 19-275(con), August Term 2018.

951 F.3d 84 (2020)

STATE of New York, State of Connecticut, State of New Jersey, State of Washington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Rhode Island, City of New York, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, William P. Barr, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: February 26, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad Hinshelwood ( Mark B. Stern , Daniel Tenny , on the brief) for Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellants.

Anisha S. Dasgupta , for Letitia James , Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, New York ( Barbara D. Underwood , Eric R. Haren , Linda Fang , New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York; Mark Francis Kohler , Michael Skold , for William Tong , Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut; Jeremy Feigenbaum , for Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey; Luke Alexander Eaton , for Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General of the State of Washington, Olympia, Washington; David Urena for Maura Healey , Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts; Victoria Pearson , for Mark R. Herring , Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; Michael W. Field , for Peter F. Neronha , Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, on the brief) for Plaintiffs-Appellees the States of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Rhode Island, and the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Virginia.

Jamison Davies , Richard Dearing , Devin Slack , for Zachary W. Carter , Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, New York for Plaintiff-Appellee the City of New York.

Adam Lurie , Caitlin Potratz Metcalf , Linklaters LLP, Washington, D.C., Counsel for Amicus Curiae American Jewish Committee.

Spencer E. Amdur , Lee Gelernt , Omar C. Jadwat , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, New York; Christopher Dunn , New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, New York; Mark Fleming , Heartland Alliance, Chicago, Illinois; Cody H. Wofsy , American Civil Liberties Union of California Immigrants' Rights Project, San Francisco, California; Counsel for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, National Immigration Law Center, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus, Washington Defender Association, and the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice.

Before: Winter, Cabranes, and Raggi, Circuit Judges.


INTRODUCTION

The principal legal question presented in this appeal is whether the federal government may deny grants of money to State and local governments that would be eligible for such awards but for their refusal to comply with three immigration-related conditions...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases