| No. 18-18 Vide 17-1717 | |
| Title: | Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Petitioner v. American Humanist Association, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 3, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A1175 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (15-2597) |
| Decision Date: | October 18, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | March 1, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 24 2018 | Application (17A1175) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 30, 2018 to June 29, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
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| May 09 2018 | Application (17A1175) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 29, 2018. |
| Jun 29 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2018) |
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| Jul 12 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, The American Legion, The American Legion Department of Maryland, and The American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jul 13 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jul 25 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 26 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Military Order of the Purple Heart filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. VIDED.(Corrected brief to be resubmitted) |
| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Generals and Flag Officers filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Major General Patrick Brady and Veterans Groups Erecting and Maintaining War Memorials filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute filed. VIDED |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of 109 United States Senators and Members of the United States House of Representatives filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia, 27 Other States & the Governor of Kentucky filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Maryland Elected Officials filed. VIDED |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Medal of Honor Recipients filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Town of Taos, New Mexico filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 27 2018 | Corrected brief amici curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. VIDED. |
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| Aug 01 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
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| Aug 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Prince George's County, Maryland filed. |
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| Aug 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
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| Aug 02 2018 | Brief of respondents American Humanist Association, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Aug 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Maryland filed. |
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| Aug 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Veterans in Defense of Liberty, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 21 2018 | Reply of petitioner Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission filed. |
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| Aug 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. |
| Oct 01 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018. |
| Oct 09 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018. |
| Oct 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018. |
| Oct 29 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018. |
| Nov 02 2018 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 17-1717 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Nov 02 2018 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 17-1717. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 17-1717. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the flings is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Dec 21 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. VIDED. |
| Jan 11 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Jan 15 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 27 2019 | Argued. For petitioner in 18-18: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 17-1717: Michael A. Carvin, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting petitioners: Jeffrey B. Wall, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Monica L. Miller, Washington, D. C. VIDED. |
| Jun 20 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II–B, II–C, III, and IV, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II–A and II–D, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kagan, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. VIDED. |
| Jul 22 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | 202 637 5528 |
| Party name: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Michael A. Carvin Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 macarvin@jonesday.com | (202) 879-7643 |
| Party name: The American Legion, The American Legion Department of Maryland, and The American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131 | ||
| Monica Lynn Miller Counsel of Record | American Humanist Association 1821 Jefferson Place NW Washington, DC 20036 mmiller@americanhumanist.org | 202-238-9088 |
| Party name: American Humanist Association, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Frederick W. Claybrook Jr. Counsel of Record | Claybrook, LLC 700 Sixth, St., NW, Ste. 430 Washington, DC 20001 rick@claybrooklaw.com | 202-250-3883 |
| Party name: Veterans in Defense of Liberty, et al. | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com | (202) 879-5000 |
| Party name: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, et al. | ||
| Miles Edward Coleman Counsel of Record | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 1320 Main Street, 17 Floor Columbia, SC 29201 miles.coleman@nelsonmullins.com | (803) 799-2000 |
| Party name: The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute | ||
| Charles Justin Cooper Counsel of Record | Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 ccooper@cooperkirk.com | 202-220-9600 |
| Party name: 109 United States Senators and Members of the United States House of Representatives | ||
| David Andrew Cortman Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 440 First Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20001 dcortman@adflegal.org | 202-393-8690 |
| Party name: Major General Patrick Brady and Veterans Groups Erecting and Maintaining War Memorials | ||
| Matthew James Dowd Counsel of Record | Dowd PLLC 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 1025 Washington, DC 20006 mdowd@dowdscheffel.com | 202-573-3853 |
| Party name: Military Order of the Purple Heart | ||
| John Allen Eidsmoe Counsel of Record | One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 eidsmoeja@juno.com | 334-324-1812 |
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: USA | ||
| Luke W. Goodrich Counsel of Record | The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 lgoodrich@becketlaw.org | 202-349-7216 |
| Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | ||
| Jeffrey Matthew Harris Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC 3033 Wilson Blvd. Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 jeff@consovoymccarthy.com | 703-243-9423 |
| Party name: Maryland Elected Officials | ||
| Daniel Patrick Kearney Jr. Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 Daniel.Kearney@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6000 |
| Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty | ||
| Michael J. Lockerby Counsel of Record | Foley & Lardner LLP 3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20007 mlockerby@foley.com | 202-945-6079 |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Milton Eugene McIver Counsel of Record | Prince George's County Office of Law 1301 McCormick Drive, Suite 4100 Largo, MD 20774 memciver@co.pg.md.us | 301-952-5888 |
| Party name: Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
| Brian Himanshu Pandya Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein, LLP 1776 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 bpandya@wileyrein.com | (202) 719-7457 |
| Party name: Medal of Honor Recipients | ||
| William Perry Pendley Counsel of Record | Mountain States Legal Foundation 2596 South Lewis Way Lakewood, CO 80277 wppendley@mountainstateslegal.com | 303-292-2021 |
| Party name: The Town of Taos, New Mexico | ||
| Lindsay Sara See Counsel of Record | Office of the West Virginia Attorney General 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Bldg 1 Rm 26E Charleston, WV 25305 lindsay.s.see@wvago.gov | 304-558-2021 |
| Party name: State of West Virginia, 27 Other States & the Governor of Kentucky | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow Counsel of Record | American Center for Law and Justice 201 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 sekulow@aclj.org | 202-546-8890 |
| Party name: American Center for Law & Justice | ||
| Aaron Michael Streett Counsel of Record | Baker Botts, L.L.P. 910 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002 aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com | 713-229-1855 |
| Party name: Retired Generals and Flag Officers | ||
| Paul J. Zidlicky Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 pzidlicky@sidley.com | 202-736-8000 |
| Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Julia Doyle Bernhardt Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 200 Saint Paul Place, 20th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 jbernhardt@oag.state.md.us | (410) 576-7291 |
| Party name: State of Maryland | ||
| John Robert Grimm | Maryland Office of the Attorney General Civil Litigation Division 200 St. Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 jgrimm@oag.state.md.us | 410-576-6339 |
| Party name: State of Maryland | ||
| Richard Brian Katskee Counsel of Record | Americans United for Separation of Church and State 1310 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 katskee@au.org | 202-466-3234 |
| Party name: Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations | ||
| Nathan Lewin Counsel of Record | Lewin & Lewin, LLP 888 17th St. NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20006 nat@lewinlewin.com | 2028281000 |
| Party name: THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMISSION ON LAW AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy Park, PLLC 3033 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 tom@consovoymccarthy.com | 7032439423 |
| Party name: MARYLAND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY | ||