21-4020·CRIMINAL
United States v. Francisco Palacios-Arias
Vacated & Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), which proscribes illegally reentering the United States after having been previously removed, contravenes Fifth Amendment equal protection principles.
Argument Date
January 26, 2022
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
I
Lower Court Judge
Gibney
Panel
Chief Judge Gregory
Judge King
Judge Heytens
Citation
CaseUnited States v. Francisco Palacios-Arias, No. 21-4020 (4th Cir. Apr. 20, 2022)
PanelGregory, C.J., King & Heytens, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued January 26, 2022 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
20-1832
Barbara Bowden v. Forest River, Inc.
Authored by Per Curiam
20-2036
Diana Cantu-Guerrero v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.
21-1754
Kinsale Insurance Company v. Jdbc Holdings, Inc
Authored by Chief Judge Gregory
21-4020· This case
United States v. Francisco Palacios-Arias
Authored by Judge Heytens
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗April 20, 2022Majorityby Heytens
Disposition
- Court
- Vacated and remanded
- Normalized
- Vacated & Remanded
April 20, 2022