No. 23-1197
 
Title: Damon Landor, Petitioner
v.
Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al.
Docketed: May 7, 2024
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (22-30686)
   Decision Date: September 14, 2023
   Rehearing Denied: February 5, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 03 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2024)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 22 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 6, 2024 to July 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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May 24 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 8, 2024. See Rule 30.1.
Jun 06 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The Tayba Foundation filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Denny Autrey filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amici curiae of Seven Religious Liberty Scholars filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Byron R. Johnson filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amici curiae of 33 Religious Organizations filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Agudath Israel of America filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amici curiae of Bruderhof, et al. filed.
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Jun 06 2024 Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed. (June 14, 2024)
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Jun 25 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 8, 2024 to August 7, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jun 26 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 7, 2024.
Aug 07 2024 Brief of respondents Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al. in opposition filed.
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Aug 20 2024 Reply of petitioner Damon Landor filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 21 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Oct 07 2024 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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May 22 2025 Supplemental brief of respondents Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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May 27 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
Jun 16 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
Jun 23 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 30 2025 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 16 2025 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 1, 2025.
Aug 12 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 10, 2025.
Aug 21 2025 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Aug 25 2025 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Zachary D. Tripp
Counsel of Record
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

ZACK.TRIPP@WEIL.COM
Ph: (202) 682-7000
Party name: Damon Landor


Attorneys for Respondents
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga
Counsel of Record
Louisiana Department of Justice
1885 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

aguinagaj@ag.louisiana.gov
Ph: 2255063746
Party name: Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al.


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
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


Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: Byron R. Johnson


Joshua Craig McDaniel
Counsel of Record
Harvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic
6 Everett St., Suite 5110
Cambridge, MA 02138

jmcdaniel@law.harvard.edu
Ph: 6174964383
Party name: Seven Religious Liberty Scholars


Steven T. McFarland
Counsel of Record
Suite 302
8001 Braddock Rd
Springfield, VA 22151

smcfarland@clsnet.org
Ph: 703 894-1087
Party name: Christian Legal Society


John Archer Meiser
Counsel of Record
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic
1338 Biolchini Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556

JMEISER@ND.EDU
Ph: 574-631-3880
Party name: Bruderhof, CLEAR, The Jewish Coalition For Religious Liberty, and The Sikh Coalition


Benjamin L. Mesches
Counsel of Record
Haynes and Boone, LLP
2801 N. Harwood Street
Suite 2300
Dallas, TX 75201

ben.mesches@haynesboone.com
Ph: (214) 651-5234
Party name: Agudath Israel of America


Laura Darien Nammo
Center for Law & Religious Freedom
8001 Braddock Rd. Suite 302
Springfield, VA 22151

laura@clsnet.org
Ph: 7038621819
Party name: Christian Legal Society


Daniel Seth Ruzumna
Counsel of Record
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

druzumna@pbwt.com
Ph: (212) 336-2000
Party name: 33 Religious Organizations


Richard David Salgado
Counsel of Record
McDermott Will and Emery
2501 N. Harwood Street
Suite 1900
Dallas, TX 75201

richard.salgado@mwe.com
Ph: (214) 210-2797
Party name: Dr. Denny Autrey


James A. Sonne
Counsel of Record
Religious Liberty Clinic, Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610

jsonne@law.stanford.edu
Ph: 650-723-1422
Party name: The Tayba Foundation