Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr
2020 United States Supreme Court case
Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr | |
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Argued December 9, 2019 Decided March 23, 2020 | |
Full case name | Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr |
Docket no. | 18-776 |
Citations | 589 U.S. ___ (more) 140 S. Ct. 1062; 206 L. Ed. 2d 271 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
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Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Alito (all but Part II–A–1) |
Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr, 589 U.S. ___ (2020), was a United States Supreme Court case. The question before the Court was, "Is a request for equitable tolling, as it applies to statutory motions to reopen, judicially reviewable as a question of law?"[1]
Decision
In a 7–2 decision written by Justice Breyer, the court ruled that the request for equitable tolling was judicially reviewable as a question of law, the court vacated and remanded the case.[2]
Dissent
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External links
- Text of Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr, No. 18-776, 589 U.S. ___ (2020) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion)
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