Mullin v. Doe
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Summary
A short, plain-English overview of Mullin v. Doe.
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian and Haitian nationals could be postponed during litigation. The Court found that the TPS statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims and determined that the equal protection claim regarding Haiti's TPS termination was unlikely to succeed. The case was reversed and remanded.
Holding
The single most important “bottom line” of what the Court decided in Mullin v. Doe.
The Court held that the TPS statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims and that the equal protection claim is unlikely to succeed.
Constitutional Concepts
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Why Equal Protection is relevant to Mullin v. Doe
The Court addressed the claim that the termination of Haiti's TPS designation violated the constitutional right to equal protection.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)Miot respondents’ equal protection claim—that Haiti’s TPS designation was terminated because of race—is unlikely to succeed.
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Why Judicial Review is relevant to Mullin v. Doe
The Court discussed the limits of judicial review regarding the Secretary of Homeland Security's determinations on TPS designations.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)The TPS statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims.
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Why Procedural Due Process is relevant to Mullin v. Doe
The Court considered whether procedural errors could be reviewed under the TPS statute.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)Respondents’ argument that §1254a(b)(5)(A) applies only to substantive claims, not those based on alleged procedural errors, finds no support in the statutory language.
Key Quotes
Short excerpts from the syllabus in Mullin v. Doe that support the summary and concepts above.
"The TPS statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims."
"Miot respondents are unlikely to prove that race was a motivating factor in the decision to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation."