No. 17-801October Term 2017Decided Dec 20, 2017
In Re United States
The case grew out of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Dec 20, 2017
- What it's about
The case grew out of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA. The Supreme Court addressed whether lower courts could force the government to turn over additional internal decisionmaking materials and allow discovery beyond the administrative record while reviewing that rescission.
Question presented
Whether the federal defendants have established a clear and indisputable right to mandamus relief from this Court (i) barring the district court from ordering completion of the administrative record for plaintiffs’ Administrative Procedure Act claims, (ii) resolving privilege objections that defendants have not yet properly raised in any court, or (iii) addressing similarly unripe discovery disputes relating to plaintiffs’ non-APA claims.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Dec 20, 2017
- Area
Administrative Law
Timing
Decided December 20, 2017
The Court released its decision on December 20, 2017 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
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