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SCIALABBA v. CUELLAR DE OSORIO

No. 12-930.

134 S.Ct. 2191 (2014)

189 L.Ed.2d 98

Lori SCIALABBA, Acting Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., Petitioners v. Rosalina CUELLAR DE OSORIO et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine J. Goldenberg, for Petitioners.

Mark C. Fleming, Boston, MA, for Respondents.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Petitioners.

Paul R.Q. Wolfson, Megan Barbero, Christina Manfredi McKinley, Ari Holtzblatt, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C., Jason D. Hirsch, Wilmer Cutler Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY, Mark C. Fleming, Counsel of Record, Harriet A. Hoder, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, Carl Shusterman, Amy Prokop, Law Offices of Carl Shusterman, Los Angeles, CA, Nancy E. Miller, Robert L. Reeves, Eric R. Welsh, Reeves & Associates, Pasadena, CA, for Respondents.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Stuart F. Delery, Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Elaine J. Goldenberg, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Elizabeth J. Stevens, Gisela A. Westwater, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Petitioners.

Justice KAGAN announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Justice KENNEDY and Justice GINSBURG join.

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq., citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) of the United States may petition for certain family members — spouses, siblings, and children of various ages — to obtain immigrant visas. Such a sponsored individual is known as the petition's principal...

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