No. 18-18

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-03
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (5)Relisted (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-interpretation establishment-clause first-amendment free-speech government-speech monument public-display reasonable-observer religious-symbol standing war-memorial
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-11-02 (distributed 5 times)
Related Cases: 17-1717 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Establishment Clause requires the removal or destruction of a 93-year-old memorial to American servicemen who died in World War I solely because the memorial bears the shape of a cross

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Establishment Clause requires the removal or destruction of a 93-year-old memorial to American servicemen who died in World War I solely because the memorial bears the shape of a cross. (i)

Docket Entries

2019-07-22
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-01-15
CIRCULATED
2019-01-11
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
2018-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-08-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-21
Reply of petitioner Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission filed.
2018-08-02
Brief amici curiae of Veterans in Defense of Liberty, et al. filed.
2018-08-02
Brief amicus curiae of State of Maryland filed.
2018-08-02
Brief of respondents American Humanist Association, et al. in opposition filed.
2018-08-02
Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
2018-08-02
Brief amicus curiae of Prince George's County, Maryland filed.
2018-08-01
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
2018-07-13
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
2018-07-12
Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, The American Legion, The American Legion Department of Maryland, and The American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131.
2018-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2018)
2018-05-09
Application (17A1175) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 29, 2018.
2018-04-24
Application (17A1175) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 30, 2018 to June 29, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

109 United States Senators and Members of the United States House of Representatives
Charles Justin CooperCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
Charles Justin CooperCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
American Center for Law & Justice
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
American Humanist Association, et al.
Monica Lynn MillerAmerican Humanist Association, Respondent
Monica Lynn MillerAmerican Humanist Association, Respondent
Foundation for Moral Law
John Allen Eidsmoe — Amicus
John Allen Eidsmoe — Amicus
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Paul J. ZidlickySidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Paul J. ZidlickySidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
Daniel Patrick Kearney Jr.Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Amicus
Daniel Patrick Kearney Jr.Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Amicus
Major General Patrick Brady and Veterans Groups Erecting and Maintaining War Memorials
David Andrew CortmanAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
David Andrew CortmanAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
Maryland Elected Officials
Jeffrey Matthew HarrisConsovoy McCarthy Park PLLC, Amicus
Jeffrey Matthew HarrisConsovoy McCarthy Park PLLC, Amicus
MARYLAND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
Thomas Ryan McCarthyConsovoy McCarthy Park, PLLC, Amicus
Thomas Ryan McCarthyConsovoy McCarthy Park, PLLC, Amicus
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Neal Kumar KatyalHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Neal Kumar KatyalHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Medal of Honor Recipients
Brian Himanshu PandyaWiley Rein, LLP, Amicus
Brian Himanshu PandyaWiley Rein, LLP, Amicus
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Matthew James DowdDowd PLLC, Amicus
Matthew James DowdDowd PLLC, Amicus
Prince George's County, Maryland
Milton Eugene McIverPrince George's County Office of Law, Amicus
Milton Eugene McIverPrince George's County Office of Law, Amicus
Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations
Richard Brian Katskee — Amicus
Richard Brian Katskee — Amicus
Retired Generals and Flag Officers
Aaron Michael StreettBaker Botts, L.L.P., Amicus
Aaron Michael StreettBaker Botts, L.L.P., Amicus
State of Maryland
Julia Doyle Bernhardt — Amicus
Julia Doyle Bernhardt — Amicus
John Robert GrimmMaryland Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
John Robert GrimmMaryland Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
State of West Virginia, 27 Other States & the Governor of Kentucky
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Amicus
The American Legion, The American Legion Department of Maryland, and The American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
Michael A. CarvinJones Day, Respondent
Michael A. CarvinJones Day, Respondent
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Luke W. GoodrichThe Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Amicus
Luke W. GoodrichThe Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Amicus
The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute
Miles Edward ColemanNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Amicus
Miles Edward ColemanNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Amicus
THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMISSION ON LAW AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Nathan Lewin — Amicus
Nathan Lewin — Amicus
The Rutherford Institute
Michael J. LockerbyFoley & Lardner LLP, Amicus
Michael J. LockerbyFoley & Lardner LLP, Amicus
The Town of Taos, New Mexico
William Perry PendleyMountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus
William Perry PendleyMountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus
USA
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Amicus
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Amicus
Veterans in Defense of Liberty, et al.
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.Claybrook, LLC, Amicus
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.Claybrook, LLC, Amicus
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al.
Paul D. ClementKirkland & Ellis LLP, Amicus
Paul D. ClementKirkland & Ellis LLP, Amicus