| No. 21-145 | |
| Title: | Gordon College, et al., Petitioners v. Margaret DeWeese-Boyd |
| Docketed: | August 3, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts |
| Case Numbers: | (SJC-12988) |
| Decision Date: | March 5, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 02 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 10 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gordon College, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Aug 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2021 to November 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 16 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2021. |
| Aug 17 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Margaret DeWeese-Boyd |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Aug 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Agudath Israel of America filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Cardinal Newman Society, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Association of Classical Christian Schools, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Benedictine College, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute filed. |
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| Nov 01 2021 | Brief of respondent Margaret DeWeese-Boyd in opposition filed. |
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| Nov 15 2021 | Reply of petitioners Gordon College, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 16 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021. |
| Nov 30 2021 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 06 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021. |
| Dec 07 2021 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 03 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Jan 04 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| Feb 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| Feb 28 2022 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, and Justice Barrett join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| John J. Bursch Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 440 First Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20001 jbursch@adflegal.org | (616) 450-4235 |
| Party name: Gordon College, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Hillary Ada Schwab Counsel of Record | Fair Work, P.C. 192 South Street, Suite 450 Boston, MA 02111 hillary@fairworklaw.com | 6176073261 |
| Party name: Margaret DeWeese-Boyd | ||
| Other | ||
| James A. Campbell Counsel of Record | Nebraska Attorney General's Office 2115 State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 jim.campbell@nebraska.gov | 402-471-2682 |
| Party name: Nebraska, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia | ||
| Anthony Thomas Caso Counsel of Record | Constitutional Counsel Group 174 W. Lincoln Ave., #620 Anaheim, CA 92805 atcaso@ccg1776.com | 916-601-1916 |
| Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| Frederick W. Claybrook Jr. Counsel of Record | Claybrook, LLC 700 Sixth St., NW, Ste. 430 Washington, DC 20001 rick@claybrooklaw.com | 202-250-3833 |
| Party name: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. | ||
| Miles Edward Coleman Counsel of Record | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 2 West Washington Street Suite 400 Greenville, SC 29601 miles.coleman@nelsonmullins.com | (864) 373-2352 |
| Party name: Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute | ||
| Deborah Dewart Counsel of Record | 111 Magnolia Lane Hubert, NC 28539 lawyerdeborah@outlook.com | 9103264554 |
| Party name: Association of Classical Christian Schools, et al. | ||
| Blaine H. Evanson Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 3161 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612 bevanson@gibsondunn.com | 949-451-3805 |
| Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Agudath Israel of America | ||
| Richard Wingfield Garnett IV Counsel of Record | Notre Dame Law School P.O. Box R Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780 rgarnett@nd.edu | 574-631-6981 |
| Party name: Benedictine College and Franciscan University of Steubenville | ||
| Cory Ren Liu Counsel of Record | Ashcroft Law Firm LLC 919 Congress, Ste 1325 Austin, TX 78701 cliu@ashcroftlawfirm.com | 512-370-1800 |
| Party name: Association of Christian Schools International | ||
| Tim Newton Counsel of Record | Murphy & Grantland, P.A. Post Office Box 6648 Columbia, SC 29260 tnewton@murphygrantland.com | (803) 782-4100 |
| Party name: National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference | ||
| Sharon Ann Rose Counsel of Record | CrossCastle PLLC 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 sharon.rose@crosscastle.com | 2029605800 |
| Party name: The Cardinal Newman Society, et al. | ||