No. 19-66
George Q. Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board, et al.
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law employment-division-v-smith first-amendment free-exercise free-exercise-clause generally-applicable neutral-law neutral-laws religious-exemption religious-exemptions religious-freedom stare-decisis
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-06-24
(distributed 8 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court should revisit its holding in Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Court should revisit its holding in Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), that the Free Exercise Clause generally requires no religious exemptions from laws that are neutral and generally applicable.
Docket Entries
2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-06-17
Supplemental brief of petitioner George Ricks filed. (Distributed)
2020-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2020-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-11
Rescheduled.
2019-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-12-03
Rescheduled.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-19
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under to Rule 15.5 filed.
2019-11-19
Reply of petitioner George Ricks filed.
2019-11-06
Brief of respondents Idaho Contractors Board, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-10-07
Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
2019-09-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 6, 2019.
2019-09-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 7, 2019 to November 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-06
Response Requested. (Due October 7, 2019)
2019-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-15
Proof of service filed with respect to brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin.
2019-08-12
Waiver of right of respondent Idaho Contractors Board to respond filed.
2019-08-12
Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin filed.
2019-08-12
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
2019-08-12
Brief amici curiae of Ten Legal Scholars filed.
2019-08-12
Brief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. filed.
2019-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
2019-06-03
Application (18A1256) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 10, 2019.
2019-05-31
Application (18A1256) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al.
George Ricks
Eric S. Baxter — The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Petitioner
Eric S. Baxter — The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Petitioner
Idaho Contractors Board
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin
Howard Nathan Slugh — Amicus
Howard Nathan Slugh — Amicus
Ten Legal Scholars
Thomas G. Hungar — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Thomas G. Hungar — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
The Buckeye Institute
Michael Hugh McGinley — Dechert LLP, Amicus
Michael Hugh McGinley — Dechert LLP, Amicus