Nos. 18-587, 18-588, 18-589
In the
Supreme Court of the United States
__________________
D
EPARTMENT OF
H
OMELAND
S
ECURITY
,
et al.
,
Petitioners,
v.R
EGENTS OF THE
U
NIVERSITY OF
C
ALIFORNIA
,
et al.
,
Respondents
. __________________ D
ONALD
J.
T
RUMP
,
P
RESIDENT OF THE
U
NITED
S
TATES
,
etal.
,
Petitioners
,v.N
ATIONAL
A
SSOCIATION FOR THE
A
DVANCEMENT OF
C
OLORED
P
EOPLE
,
et al.
,
Respondents
__________________ K
EVIN
K.
M
C
A
LEENAN
,
A
CTING
S
ECRETARY OF
H
OMELAND
S
ECURITY
,
et al.
,
Petitioners
,v.M
ARTIN
J
ONATHAN
B
ATALLA
V
IDAL
,
et al.
,
Respondents
. _______________
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On Writs of Certiorari to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth, District of Columbia, andSecond Circuits
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BRIEF
AMICUS CURIAE
OF CITIZENS UNITED,CITIZENS UNITED FOUNDATION, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COALITION, LLC IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS
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August 26, 2019R
OBERT
J.
O
LSON
*J
EREMIAH
L.
M
ORGAN
H
ERBERT
W.
T
ITUS
W
ILLIAM
J.
O
LSON
W
ILLIAM
J.
O
LSON
, P.C.370 Maple Ave. W., Ste. 4 Vienna, VA 22180(703) 356-5070wjo@mindspring.com*
Counsel of Record Attorneys for Amici Curiae
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PageT
ABLE OF
A
UTHORITIES
.......................ivI
NTEREST OF THE
A
MICI
C
URIAE
................1S
TATEMENT
................................2S
TATEMENT OF THE
C
ASE
.....................6S
UMMARY OF
A
RGUMENT
......................7 A
RGUMENT
I.DHS’
D
ECISION TO
E
ND
DACA
AND
E
NFORCE
I
MMIGRATION
L
AW
I
S
N
OT
J
UDICIALLY
R
EVIEWABLE
............................9 A.Revising Reviewability Precedents: From “No Opinion” to “May Be” to “Is”..10B.The Decision to End DACA Is Not a“Nonenforcement Decision”...........13II.DHS’
D
ECISION TO
E
ND
DACA
W
AS
L
AWFUL
U
NDER
SEC
V
.
C
HENERY
.................16III.DACA
H
AS
B
EEN
U
NLAWFUL SINCE
I
TS
I
NCEPTION
,
BUT EVEN IF
F
OUND
L
AWFUL
,
W
AS
L
AWFULLY
R
ESCINDED
...................18
iii A.The Ninth Circuit Clearly Erred byFailing to Consider the Constitutionalityof DACA...........................18B.DACA Is an Unconstitutional Exercise of Legislative Power...................20C.DACA Violates Separation of PowersPrinciples..........................22D.DACA Violates the Take Care Clause...24E.Even if DACA Was Lawful, It Can BeLawfully Rescinded..................26C
ONCLUSION
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