No. 20-795

New York, et al. v. Department of Justice, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-10
Status: Dismissed
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law byrne-jag-program civil-rights federal-funding federal-grants grant-conditions immigration immigration-enforcement spending-clause statutory-interpretation tenth-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-05 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did Congress authorize DOJ to condition Byrne-JAG-funding on acceptance of DOJ's three new requirements?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Congress enacted the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program, codified at 34 U.S.C. §§ 10151-10158, to provide funding for state and local criminal justice priorities. The Byrne JAG statute sets aside funds for every State and major city through a statutory formula based on population and crime rates, and directs that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) “shall... allocate” funds according to that formula. Id. § 10156(a), (b)(2), (d). In 2017, DOJ declared that it would withhold Byrne JAG funding from any jurisdiction that did not accept three new conditions of DOJ’s own design. The conditions require state and local government grant recipients to (1) respond to ad hoc requests from federal officials for the release dates of non-citizens in grantees’ custody; (2) provide federal agents with access to grantees’ jails and police stations in order to question suspected non-citizens; and (8) certify compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which purports to prohibit state and local governments from regulating when their employees may share information with federal officials regarding a person’s citizenship or immigration status. The First, Third, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits have held that Congress did not authorize DOJ to impose the new conditions. The Second Circuit reached the opposite conclusion. The question presented is: Did Congress authorize DOJ to condition Byrne JAG funding on acceptance of DOJ’s three new requirements?

Docket Entries

2021-03-04
Joint stipulation to dismiss the case pursuant Rule 46.1 filed.
2021-03-04
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2021-03-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-22
Rescheduled.
2021-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2021-02-03
Rescheduled.
2021-02-01
Reply of petitioners New York, et al. filed.
2021-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2020-12-22
Brief amici curiae of City of Chicago, et al. filed.
2020-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 11, 2021)

Attorneys

City of Chicago
Benna Ruth SolomonCorporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Amicus
Benna Ruth SolomonCorporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Amicus
Department of Justice, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
New York, et al.
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Petitioner
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Petitioner