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Miller v. McDonald

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-133 2d Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: (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 the Amish parents and schools at issue; and (2) whether Employment Division v. Smith should be reconsidered.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/14/2025Application (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.
04/17/2025Application (24A987) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
07/31/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)
08/13/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
08/14/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.
08/20/2025Brief amici curiae of Parental Rights Foundation, et al. filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.
09/02/2025Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Young America’s Foundation filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
09/18/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
09/19/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 3, 2025.
11/03/2025Brief of respondents James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al. in opposition filed.
11/17/2025Reply of petitioners Joseph Miller, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/18/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.