No. 20-1800
 
Title: Harold Shurtleff, et al., Petitioners
v.
City of Boston, Massachusetts, et al.
Docketed: June 24, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers: (20-1158)
   Decision Date: January 22, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 21 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)
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Jul 23 2021 Brief of respondents City of Boston, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jul 26 2021 Brief amici curiae of Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, et al. filed.
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Aug 11 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Sep 17 2021 Reply of petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 30 2021 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 27 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Harold Shurtleff, et al.
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Nov 02 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, City of Boston, et al.
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Nov 12 2021 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al.
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Nov 15 2021 Brief of petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. filed.
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Nov 16 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
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Nov 17 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Nov 17 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
Nov 17 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty, Life and Law Foundation filed.
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Nov 19 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Bronx Household of Faith filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of American Cornerstone Institute filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The American Legion filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, et al. filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom and Faith & Freedom Coalition filed.
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Nov 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, et al. filed.
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Nov 30 2021 The record from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Massachusetts is electronic and located on Pacer.
Nov 30 2021 The record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Dec 14 2021 CIRCULATED
Dec 15 2021 Brief of respondents City of Boston, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2021 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Dec 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Freedom From Religion Foundation and Center for Inquiry filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 22 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 07 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Jan 07 2022 Reply of Harold Shurtleff, et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted)(January 11, 2022)
Jan 07 2022 Reply of petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 18 2022 Argued. For petitioners: Mathew Staver, Orlando, Fla.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C.
May 02 2022 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined.
Jun 03 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Mathew D. Staver
Counsel of Record
Liberty Counsel
PO Box 540774
Orlando, FL 32854
court@lc.org
Ph: 407-875-1776
Party name: Harold Shurtleff, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier
Counsel of Record
Ropes & Gray, LLP
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-6807
Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com
Ph: 202-508-4776
Party name: City of Boston, et al.


Other Attorneys
Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
lblatt@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts


Richard L. Bolton
Counsel of Record
Boardman and Clark LLP
1 South Pinckney Street
Suite 410
Madison, WI 53701
rbolton@boardmanclark.com
Ph: 608-257-9521
Party name: Freedom From Religion Foundation and Center for Inquiry


Thomas L. Brejcha Jr.
Counsel of Record
309 W Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60606
brejcha@aol.com
Ph: 3127821680
Party name: Thomas More Society


Daniel H. Bromberg
Counsel of Record
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Four Embarcadero Center
22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
dan.bromberg@pillsburylaw.com
Ph: 415 983-1000
Party name: National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, and International Municipal Lawyers Association


Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.
Counsel of Record
Claybrook, LLC
700 Sixth St., NW, Ste.430
Washington, DC 20001
rick@claybrooklaw.com
Ph: 202-250-3833
Party name: Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, et al.


Deborah Dewart
Counsel of Record
111 Magnolia Lane
Hubert, NC 28539
lawyerdeborah@outlook.com
Ph: 9103264554
Party name: Liberty, Life and Law Foundation


Anthony John Dick
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
ajdick@jonesday.com
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: American Cornerstone Institute


John Allen Eidsmoe
Counsel of Record
Foundation for Moral Law
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
eidsmoeja@juno.com
Ph: (334) 262-1245
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law


Scott William Gaylord
Counsel of Record
Elon University School of Law
201 North Greene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
sgaylord@elon.edu
Ph: 3362799331
Party name: CatholicVote.org Education Fund


Andrew Michael Grossman
Counsel of Record
Baker & Hostetler LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
agrossman@bakerlaw.com
Ph: 2028611697
Party name: Bronx Household of Faith


Dorothy Alicia Hickok
Counsel of Record
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square
Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
alicia.hickok@faegredrinker.com
Ph: 215-988-3364
Party name: The Rutherford Institute


Erik S. Jaffe
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe LLP
1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
ejaffe@schaerr-jaffe.com
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Protect the First Foundation


David Clark Kravitz
Counsel of Record
Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
david.kravitz@state.ma.us
Ph: 6179632427
Party name: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, and Virginia


Deborah Joyce La Fetra
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
DLaFetra@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Susan Leann Baker Manning
Counsel of Record
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
susan.manning@morganlewis.com
Ph: 2023736172
Party name: Anti-Defamation League


Michael Hugh McGinley
Counsel of Record
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
michael.mcginley@dechert.com
Ph: 2022613300
Party name: Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative


Ryan Patrick McManus
Counsel of Record
Hemenway & Barnes
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
rmcmanus@hembar.com
Ph: 6175579705
Party name: Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, et al.


Brett Robert Nolan
Counsel of Record
Office of the Kentucky Attorney General
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118
Frankfort, KY 40601
brett.nolan@ky.gov
Ph: 502-696-5300
Party name: Kentucky, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Charles Rothfeld
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
crothfeld@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 202-263-3233
Party name: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, et al.


Kelly J. Shackelford
Counsel of Record
First Liberty Institute
First Liberty Institute, 2001 W Piano Pkwy
Suite 1600
Plano, TX 75075
kshackelford@firstliberty.org
Ph: 972-941-4444
Party name: The American Legion


Matthew Jared Sheehan
Counsel of Record
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
matt@advancingamericanfreedom.com
Ph: (202) 780-4848
Party name: Advancing American Freedom and Faith & Freedom Coalition


Lori Halstead Windham
Counsel of Record
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
lwindham@becketlaw.org
Ph: 202-349-7202
Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty