No. 25-133
Joseph Miller, et al. v. James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al.
Amici (17)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law first-amendment free-exercise-clause religious-exemption secular-exemption smith-precedent
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a law that categorically disallows religious exemptions but permits secular exemptions and other comparable secular activity violates the Free Exercise Clause as applied to these Amish parents and schools; Whether Smith should be reconsidered
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
are: 1. Whether a law that categorically disallows religious exemptions but permits secular exemptions and other comparable secular activity violates the Free Exercise Clause as applied to these Amish parents and schools . 2. Whether Smith should be reconsidered.
Docket Entries
2026-01-09
Judgment Issued.
2025-12-08
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Mahmoud</i> v. <i>Taylor</i>, 606 U. S. 522 (2025).
2025-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-17
Reply of petitioners Joseph Miller, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-11-17
Reply of Joseph Miller, Ezra Wengerd, Jonas Smucker, Dygert Road School, Pleasant View School, Shady Lane School submitted.
2025-11-03
Brief of respondents James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-11-03
Brief of respondents James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-11-03
Brief of James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Betty A. Rosa, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York in opposition submitted.
2025-09-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 3, 2025.
2025-09-18
Motion of James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Betty A. Rosa, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Young America’s Foundation filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, et al. filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of America's Frontline Doctors and Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., J.D. submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Thomas More Society submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, The Catholic Medical Association, The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Young America’s Foundation submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Foothills Christian Church submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, Chad Gates, Paul Drew Forsberg, and Shawn Nielsen submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Stephanie Barclay submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of American Hindu Jewish Congress submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Advocates for Faith and Freedom submitted.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
2025-09-02
Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.
2025-09-02
Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
2025-09-02
Amicus brief of State of Alabama and 20 Other States submitted.
2025-09-02
Amicus brief of Physicians for Informed Consent submitted.
2025-09-02
Amicus brief of Association of Christian Schools International submitted.
2025-09-02
Amicus brief of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty submitted.
2025-09-02
Amicus brief of State of Florida submitted.
2025-09-02
Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
2025-09-02
Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
2025-09-02
Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.
2025-08-20
Brief amici curiae of Parental Rights Foundation, et al. filed.
2025-08-20
Amicus brief of Parental Rights Foundation and The Wagner Center submitted.
2025-08-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.
2025-08-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-13
Motion of James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Betty A. Rosa, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York for an extension of time submitted.
2025-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)
2025-04-17
Application (24A987) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
2025-04-14
Application (24A987) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Advocates for Faith and Freedom
America's Frontline Doctors and Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., J.D.
David Anthony Dalia — David A. Dalia, Amicus
David Anthony Dalia — David A. Dalia, Amicus
American Hindu Jewish Congress
Andrew Casimir Gresik — Foley & Lardner LLP, Amicus
Andrew Casimir Gresik — Foley & Lardner LLP, Amicus
Association of Christian Schools International
Foothills Christian Church
James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Betty A. Rosa, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York
Barbara Dale Underwood — Solicitor General, Respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood — Solicitor General, Respondent
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
Matthew A. Schwartz — Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Amicus
Matthew A. Schwartz — Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Amicus
Joseph Miller, Ezra Wengerd, Jonas Smucker, Dygert Road School, Pleasant View School, Shady Lane School
Kyle Douglas Hawkins — Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP, Petitioner
Scott A. Keller — Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP, Petitioner
Scott A. Keller — Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP, Petitioner
Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, Chad Gates, Paul Drew Forsberg, and Shawn Nielsen
Kurt Andrew Johnson — Jones Day, Amicus
Kurt Andrew Johnson — Jones Day, Amicus
Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus
Randall L. Wenger — Independence Law Center, Amicus
Randall L. Wenger — Independence Law Center, Amicus
Parental Rights Foundation and The Wagner Center
William Wagner — Great Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
William Wagner — Great Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
Physicians for Informed Consent
State of Alabama and 20 Other States
State of Florida
Stephanie Barclay
The National Catholic Bioethics Center, The Catholic Medical Association, The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA
Thomas More Society
Thomas L. Brejcha Jr. — Thomas More Society, Amicus
Thomas L. Brejcha Jr. — Thomas More Society, Amicus
Young America’s Foundation
Madison Leigh Hahn — Young America's Foundation, Amicus
Madison Leigh Hahn — Young America's Foundation, Amicus