No. 18-1151

St. Augustine School, et al. v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor, in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-06
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: church-autonomy denominational-affiliation employment-division-v-smith faith-tradition free-exercise free-exercise-clause government-benefits religion-clauses religious-adherent religious-autonomy religious-liberty trinity-lutheran trinity-lutheran-v-comer
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-07-01 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Free Exercise Clause prohibits the government from requiring a religious adherent to choose between following his or her faith tradition as he or she sees fit and the receipt of otherwise-available government benefits

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Free Exercise Clause prohibits the government from requiring a religious adherent to choose between following his or her faith tradition as he or she sees fit and the receipt of otherwise-available government benefits. 2. Whether the Religion Clauses prohibit the government from rejecting a private party's assertion that it is not affiliated with a specific organized religious group, where the sole basis for the government’s decision is the religious label the party has assigned to _ itself.

Docket Entries

2020-08-03
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-07-02
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Espinoza</i> v. <i>Montana Dept. of Revenue</i>, 591 U. S. ___ (2020).
2020-06-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020.
2019-06-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-07
Reply of petitioners St. Augustine School, et al. filed.
2019-05-24
Brief of respondents Carolyn Stanford Taylor, in her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-04-05
Brief of respondent Friess Lake School District in opposition filed.
2019-03-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 24, 2019.
2019-03-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2019 to May 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-03-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2019)

Attorneys

Carolyn Stanford Taylor, in her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al.
Jennifer Lynn VandermeuseWisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent
Friess Lake School District
Kristin Renee PierreAxley Brynelson, LLP, Respondent
St. Augustine School, et al.
Richard Michael EsenbergWisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Petitioner