No. 25-1287
 
Title: N. R., et al., Petitioners
v.
Keith M. Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al.
Docketed: May 15, 2026
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Minnesota
   Case Numbers: (A23-1762, A24-1296)
   Decision Date: April 9, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 04 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 15, 2026)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 29 2026 Waiver of right of respondent McKenzie Borth, Guardian ad Litem to respond filed.
Main Document
Jun 12 2026 Brief amici curiae of Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 15 2026 Brief amici curiae of Foster Parents, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 15 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 24 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Jun 25 2026 Response Requested. (Due July 27, 2026)
Jul 10 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 27, 2026 to August 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 13 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 26, 2026.
Aug 26 2026 Brief of respondents Keith M. Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Mark David Fiddler
Counsel of Record
Fiddler Law LLC
6800 France Avenue South, Suite 190
Minneapolis, MN 55435
mark@fiddler.law
Ph: (612) 425-4825
Party name: Nathan and Kellie Reyelts


Attorneys for Respondents
Jody Marie Alholinna
Counsel of Record
Minnesota Judicial Center, Suite G-27
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
jody.alholinna@courts.state.mn.us
Ph: 612-408-3359
Party name: McKenzie Borth


M Boulette
Counsel of Record
Boulette, PLLC
60 South 6th Street
Suite 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
mboulette@boulettelaw.com
Ph: 6128526899
Party name: McKenzie Borth, Guardian ad Litem


Peter Joseph Farrell
Counsel of Record
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 600
St. Paul, MN 55101
peter.farrell@ag.state.mn.us
Ph: 651-757-1424
Party name: Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota


Joseph Plumer
Counsel of Record
Plumer Law Office
9352 North Grace Lake Road
Bemidji, MN 56601
jplumer@paulbunyan.net
Ph: 218-556-3824
Party name: Red Lake Nation


Ryan A. Gustafson
17 West 5th Street
Blue Earth, MN 56013
rgustafson@flglawfirm.com
Ph: 507-526-2177
Party name: K. L. R.


Amanda L. Heinrichs-Milburn
123 Downtown Plaza
Fairmont, MN 56031
amanda.heinrichsmilburn@co.martin.mn.us
Ph: 507-238-1594
Party name: Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties


Other Attorneys
Oliver James Dunford
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
4440 PGA Boulevard
Suite 307
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
ODUNFORD@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: 916.503.9060
Party name: Foster Parents and Pacific Legal Foundation


Sam Spiegelman
Counsel of Record
Spiegelman Law Group
PO Box 1354
New York City, NY 10028
sam@spiegelmanlawgroup.com
Ph: 2013149505
Party name: Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys; National Council for Adoption


Krystal Brunner Swendsboe
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein LLP
2050 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
KSWENDSBOE@WILEY.LAW
Ph: 202-719-4197
Party name: Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare