No. 20-7028

Amos Mast, et al. v. Fillmore County, Minnesota, et al.

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2021-02-03
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (9)IFP
Tags: compelling-interest government-interest judicial-review least-restrictive-alternative religious-freedom rluipa strict-scrutiny
Latest Conference: 2021-07-01 (distributed 9 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) When applying strict scrutiny under RLUIPA, can lower courts rely upon an admission that an interest is compelling generally, or must they require the government to demonstrate that the interest is compelling as applied to the particular claimant, as this Court has previously held?

(2) When applying strict scrutiny under RLUIPA, is evidence that twenty other jurisdictions permit a particular less restrictive alternative sufficient to defeat a government's claim that it used the least restrictive alternative?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When applying strict scrutiny under RLUIPA, can lower courts rely upon an admission that an interest is compelling generally, or must they require the government to demonstrate that the interest is compelling as applied to the particular claimant, as this Court has previously held?

Docket Entries

2021-08-03
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-08-03
MANDATE ISSUED.
2021-07-02
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Fulton v. Philadelphia, 593 U. S. ___ (2021). Justice Alito, concurring in the judgment. (Detached Opinion) Justice Gorsuch, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. (Detached Opinion)
2021-07-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
2021-06-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-06-08
Rescheduled.
2021-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
2021-06-01
Rescheduled.
2021-06-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-24
Rescheduled.
2021-05-18
Rescheduled.
2021-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-05-11
Rescheduled.
2021-04-28
Reply of petitioner Amos Mast, et al. filed.
Main DocumentOther
2021-04-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-14
Brief of respondent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther
2021-03-15
Response Requested. (Due April 14, 2021)
2021-03-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-05
Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2021-03-01
Waiver of right of respondent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-02-22
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Amos Mast, et al.
Blanket Consent
2021-01-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisOtherOtherOtherPetitionAppendixCertificate of Word Count

Attorneys

Amos Mast, et al.
Brian Nelson Lipford — Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Petitioner
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom
Gordon Dwyer Todd — Sidley Austin LLP, Amicus
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Elizabeth Catherine Kramer — Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent
Christina Brown — Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent