| No. 23-191 |
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| Title: |
Nancy Williams, et al., Petitioners v. Greg Reed, Secretary, Alabama Department of Workforce |
| Docketed: | August 29, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Alabama |
| Case Numbers: | (SC-2022-0897) |
| Decision Date: | June 30, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Aug 28 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 28, 2023) Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 18 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 28, 2023 to October 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Sep 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 30, 2023. |
| Oct 13 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 30, 2023 to November 20, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Oct 16 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 20, 2023. |
| Nov 17 2023 | Brief of respondent Fitzgerald Washington, Alabama Secretary of Labor in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Dec 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024. |
| Dec 06 2023 | Reply of petitioners Nancy Williams, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 08 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024. |
| Jan 12 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 26 2024 | Suggestion of death and stipulation to dismiss pursuant to Rule 46.1 as to petitioner Cynthia Hawkins filed. Main Document |
| Feb 02 2024 | Writ of certiorari dismissed under Rule 46 as to petitioner Cynthia Hawkins only. |
| Feb 05 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Main Document |
| Feb 07 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including April 11, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 25, 2024. |
| Apr 11 2024 | Brief of petitioners Nancy Williams, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 11 2024 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Apr 18 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 18 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 18 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of The Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team and The American Hindu Coalition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 18 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 18 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jun 25 2024 | Brief of respondent Fitzgerald Washington, Alabama Secretary of Labor filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Tennessee, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 25 2024 | Reply of petitioners Nancy Williams, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 26 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2024. |
| Jul 26 2024 | Record requested from the Supreme Court of Alabama. |
| Aug 08 2024 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 15 2024 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Alabama. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk. |
| Oct 07 2024 | Argued. For petitioners: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala. |
| Feb 21 2025 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined as to Part II. |
| Mar 25 2025 | Judgment and Mandate Issued. Main Document |
| Aug 06 2025 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Alabama. |