No. 25-133
 
Title: Joseph Miller, et al., Petitioners
v.
James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al.
Docketed: August 4, 2025
Linked with: 24A987
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-681)
   Decision Date: March 3, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 14 2025 Application (24A987) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Apr 17 2025 Application (24A987) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
Jul 31 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)
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Aug 13 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Aug 14 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.
Aug 20 2025 Brief amici curiae of Parental Rights Foundation, et al. filed.
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Sep 02 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
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Sep 02 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
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Sep 02 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.
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Sep 02 2025 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
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Sep 02 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Young America’s Foundation filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amici curiae of National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amici curiae of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2025 Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
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Sep 18 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Sep 19 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 3, 2025.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Kyle Douglas Hawkins
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
408 west 11th St.,5th floor
Austin, TX 78701

kyle@lkcfirm.com
Ph: 6122966947
Party name: Joseph Miller, Ezra Wengerd, Jonas Smucker, Dygert Road School, Pleasant View School, Shady Lane School


Attorneys for Respondents
Barbara Dale Underwood
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
Office of the Attorney General
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005-1400

BARBARA.UNDERWOOD@AG.NY.GOV
Ph: 212-416-8016
Party name: James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Betty A. Rosa, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York


Other Attorneys
Thomas L. Brejcha Jr.
Counsel of Record
Thomas More Society
309 West Washington Street, Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606

tbrejcha@thomasmoresociety.org
Ph: 3127821680
Party name: Thomas More Society


David Anthony Dalia
Counsel of Record
David A. Dalia
Attorney at Law
700 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

davidadalia@gmail.com
Ph: 504-524-5541
Party name: America's Frontline Doctors and Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., J.D.


Jeffrey Paul DeSousa
Counsel of Record
Florida Office of the Attorney General
107 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

jeffrey.desousa@myfloridalegal.com
Ph: 5088018425
Party name: State of Florida


Gregory James Glaser
Counsel of Record
Greg Glaser, Attorney at Law
4399 Buckboard Drive #423
Copperopolis, CA 95228

greg@picphysicians.org
Ph: 925-642-6651
Party name: Physicians for Informed Consent


Matthew Steven Gregory
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

mgregory@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 202.955-8500
Party name: Stephanie Barclay


Andrew Casimir Gresik
Counsel of Record
Foley & Lardner LLP
150 East Gilman Street, Suite 5000
Madison, WI 53703

agresik@foley.com
Ph: 608-257-5035
Party name: American Hindu Jewish Congress


Madison Leigh Hahn
Counsel of Record
Young America's Foundation
11480 Commerce Park Drive, Ste 600
Reston, VA 20191

mhahn@yaf.org
Ph: 8008721776
Party name: Young America’s Foundation


Carmine Gennarro Iaccarino
Counsel of Record
Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC
333 West Vine Street, Suite 1500
Lexington, KY 40507

carmine@sturgillturner.com
Ph: (859) 255-8581
Party name: Association of Christian Schools International


Kurt Andrew Johnson
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
150 W. Jefferson Suite 2100
Detroit, MI 48226

kajohnson@jonesday.com
Ph: 3137333939
Party name: Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, Chad Gates, Paul Drew Forsberg, and Shawn Nielsen


Paul Raymond Kraus
Counsel of Record
Paul R. Kraus, Attorney at Law, PC
6114 La Salle Avenue, No. 153
Oakland, CA 94611

paul@paulrkrauspc.com
Ph: (510) 339-3075
Party name: Foothills Christian Church


Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130

EDMUND.LACOUR@ALABAMAAG.GOV
Ph: 334-242-7300
Party name: State of Alabama and 20 Other States


Erin Elizabeth Mersino
Counsel of Record
Advocates for Faith and Freedom
25026 Las Brisas Road
Murrieta, CA 92562

emersino@faith-freedom.com
Ph: 9513264554
Party name: Advocates for Faith and Freedom


Matthew A. Schwartz
Counsel of Record
Sullivan and Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

schwartzmatthew@sullcrom.com
Ph: (212) 558-4000
Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty


William Wagner
Counsel of Record
Great Lakes Justice Center
5600 West Mount Hope Hwy
Lansing, MI 48917

PROF.WWJD@GMAIL.COM
Ph: 517-643-1765
Party name: Parental Rights Foundation and The Wagner Center


Jeffrey Albert Wald
Counsel of Record
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
380 Knollwood Street, Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

jeffrey.wald@nelsonmullins.com
Ph: 336-774-3335
Party name: The National Catholic Bioethics Center, The Catholic Medical Association, The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA


Randall L. Wenger
Counsel of Record
Independence Law Center
23 N. Front Street, First Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

rwenger@indlawcenter.org
Ph: 717-657-4990
Party name: Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus