No. 20-1647

Valerie Haney v. Church of Scientology International, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-05-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: arbitration arbitration-procedure civil-law civil-procedure civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech freedom-of-religion religious-arbitration religious-freedom
Key Terms:
Arbitration FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may subject a person to religious arbitration under the First Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, under the First Amendment, a court may subject a person who has rejected the faith to participate in a religious “arbitration” where arbiters must be members of that religion in good standing and must apply religious principles to resolve a dispute involving violations of civil law.

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-20
Reply of petitioner Valerie Haney filed. (Distributed)
2021-07-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-25
Brief of respondent Church of Scientology International in opposition filed.
2021-06-09
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law, Torts & Religion Professors and Scholars filed.
2021-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Church of Scientology International
William H. FormanWinston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
William H. FormanWinston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
Constitutional Law, Torts & Religion Professors and Scholars
Leslie Carol GriffinUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, Amicus
Leslie Carol GriffinUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, Amicus
Valerie Haney
Marci A. HamiltonUniversity of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
Marci A. HamiltonUniversity of Pennsylvania, Petitioner