Argued

No. 25-5

Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Al Otro Lado, a California Corporation, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

See other cases from the Ninth Circuit.

Docket Entries

Argued. For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioners Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.

CIRCULATED

Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former Officials of the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Justice, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Kairos Center for Religions, et al. filed. (Corrected) (Distributed)

Amici brief of Kairos Center for Religions, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - February 20, 2026)

Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed.

Brief amicus curiae of HIAS, Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Global Strategic Litigation Council, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International USA, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.

Brief of respondents Al Otro Lado, et al. filed.

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Federation for American Immigration Reform filed.

Joint appendix filed.

Brief of petitioners Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed.

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 6, 2026. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including February 10, 2026.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.

Reply of petitioners Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.

Brief of respondents Al Otro Lado, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 8, 2025, for all respondents.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 8, 2025 to October 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due September 8, 2025)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.

Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of America's Future filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Al Otro Lado, et al. to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2025)

Parties

Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al., Petitioner, represented by D. John Sauer

Al Otro Lado, et al., Respondent, represented by Kelsi Brown Corkran

Al Otro Lado, et al., Respondent, represented by Melissa Ellen Crow

Amici Curiae

America's Future, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson

America's Future, Citizens United, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson

Amnesty International USA, Human Rights First, Human Rights Watch, and Physicians For Human Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erica Lauren Ross

Bipartisan Former Officials of the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Justice and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Amicus Curiae, represented by Raymond Patrick Tolentino

Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brianne Jenna Gorod

Federation for American Immigration Reform, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher J. Hajec

Global Strategic Litigation Council, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Sarah H. Paoletti

HIAS, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alexandra Mansbach

Immigration Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan Evan Schoenfeld

Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice and Religious Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine Emily Stetson

Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lindsay C. Harrison

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Eugene Evans

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Representative Darrell Issa, and Senators Ted Budd, Mike Lee, Kevin Cramer, and Josh Hawley, Amicus Curiae, represented by James Ryan Conde

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Representative Darrell Issa, and Senators Ted Budd, Mike Lee, Kevin Cramer, and Josh Hawley, Amicus Curiae, represented by R. Trent McCotter

 
Last updated: April 18, 2026