Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Kiran Bhat

The petition of the day is: 

Title: Johnson v. Holder
Docket: 10-730
Issue(s): (1) Whether this Court's holding in INS v. St. Cyr (2001) concerning the non-retroactivity of Congress's 1996 repeal of Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is a matter of statutory interpretation that applies equally to all immigrants; and (2) whether Board of Immigration Appeals correctly applied the "statutory counterpart" rule for eligibility for § 212(c) relief.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (7th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on January 06, 2011 (boomark / email).