Patel v. Garland

Patel v. Garland
File:Seal of the United States Supreme Court.svg Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 6, 2021 Decided May 16, 2022
Full case name	Pankajkumar S. Patel, et al. v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Docket no.	20-979
Citations	596 U.S. 328 (more)
Argument	Oral argument
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
Majority	Barrett, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Dissent	Gorsuch, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Laws applied
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

Patel v. Garland, 596 U.S. 328 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the jurisdiction of federal courts over immigration appeals.

Supreme Court

Certiorari was granted in the case on June 28, 2021. As both Patel and the government disagreed with the Eleventh Circuit's decision, the court appointed Taylor Meehan of Consovoy McCarthy to defend the judgment below. Oral arguments were held on December 6, 2021. On May 16, 2022, the Supreme Court affirmed the Eleventh Circuit in a 5–4 decision, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett writing the majority, and Justice Neil Gorsuch writing the dissent.

External links

• Text of Patel v. Garland, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion)