Hilsenrath v. Chathams School District Board of Education
Pending petition
Issue: (1) Whether a public school violates the establishment clause by assigning content that proselytizes for, extols, and gives favored treatment to Islam (or any other religion) that conflicts with the religious beliefs of parents and their children; (2) whether, given the “complementary purposes” of the religion clauses, the protection that the establishment clause provides to parents and their children in public schools under Edwards and Lee is coextensive with the protection the free exercise clause provides them under Mahmoud and, therefore, prohibits public schools from assigning, without notice, content that conflicts with their religious beliefs.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/02/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2025) |
| 10/01/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 6, 2025 to November 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/03/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2025. |
| 11/04/2025 | Brief of respondent Chathams School District Board of Education in opposition filed. |
| 11/17/2025 | Reply of petitioner Libby Hilsenrath, on behalf of her minor child, C.H. filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/18/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025. |