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Argument sitting

December 2021 oral arguments

4 cases across 3 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Three argument days, December 6 to December 8, 2021. One of them has more than one case.

1 case
Patel v. Garland1. Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i) preserves the jurisdiction of federal courts to review a nondiscretionary determination that a noncitizen is ineligible for certain types of discretionary relief. 2. Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii), which renders a noncitizen inadmissible for "falsely represent[ing]'' oneself to be a U.S. citizen for a government benefit, applies to immaterial misrepresentations.Decided 20-979

1 case
United States v. TaylorDoes the definition of “crime of violence” in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) exclude attempted Hobbs Act robbery, which may be completed through an attempted threat alone?Decided 20-1459

2 cases
Shinn v. Martinez RamirezDoes application of the equitable rule this Court announced in Martinez v. Ryan render 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) inapplicable to a federal court's merits review of a claim for habeas relief?Decided 20-1009Carson v. MakinDoes a state violate the Religion Clauses or Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution by prohibiting students participating in an otherwise generally available student-aid program from choosing to use their aid to attend schools that provide religious, or "sectarian," instruction?Decided 20-1088