No. 19-7141

Fernando Oliveros v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-01-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-guarantee criminal-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process ex-post-facto free-speech legislative-intent lenity standing statutory-ambiguity statutory-construction
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2019-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Fernando Oliveros
Fernando Oliveros — Petitioner
Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent