Reno v. Flores

507 U.S. 292·1993

What the Court Decided

The Supreme Court applied the stringent 'no set of circumstances' test to a facial challenge to immigration detention regulations, holding that a regulation survives facial challenge unless there is literally no circumstance under which it could lawfully operate.

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Cited In

Garland v. VanDerStok

2024 Term · 23-852

Justice Sotomayor cited this case for its stricter facial challenge standard — that a challenger must show 'no set of circumstances exists under which the regulation would be valid' — noting this even more demanding test would also be impossible for respondents to satisfy.