{"argument_date":"2001-04-24T00:00:00Z","arguments":[{"argument_date":"2001-04-24T00:00:00Z","heading":"What happened at the argument","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_transcript_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","paragraphs":["The government advocate stated the Attorney General reasonably construed the act.","the side that brought the case advocate argued the pardon power analogy does not apply here.","the side that brought the case advocate noted this is not an ongoing prohibition against deportation.","the side that brought the case advocate described the waiver as negating consequences of a prior conviction."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]}],"caption":"INS v. St. Cyr","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.179302Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.203693Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"The government claims the Attorney General can deny relief for pre-1997 crimes. the side that brought the case argues this law applies only to future crimes.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-04-24T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/00-767.html","primary_docket":"00-767","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:48:25.738421Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["This case tests whether a 1996 law applies to crimes committed before its passage. The government argues the Attorney General controls eligibility. the side that brought the case argues the law only covers future crimes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 24, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The government wants the Court to uphold the Attorney General's denial of relief.","the side that brought the case wants the Court to grant relief for his pre-1997 crime."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The government argues the Attorney General reasonably construed the law to deny relief.","the side that brought the case argues the law does not apply to crimes committed before 1997."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does the 1996 law apply to crimes committed before its effective date?","Did the Attorney General reasonably interpret the law to deny this relief?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines who can receive immigration relief for past crimes. It clarifies the scope of the Attorney General's authority. It affects thousands of non-citizens with pre-1997 convictions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}]}],"slug":"2000-00-767-ins-v-st-cyr","term":"2000","title":"Can the Attorney General deny relief for pre-1997 crimes?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 11-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 11-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-767.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 49-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}