No. 25-581
 
Title: St. Mary Catholic Parish, Littleton, Colorado, et al., Petitioners
v.
Lisa Roy, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, et al.
Docketed: November 17, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-1267)
   Decision Date: September 30, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 13 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2025)
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Dec 03 2025 Brief amici curiae of The Conscience Project, et al. filed.
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Dec 04 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Justice Institute filed.
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Dec 12 2025 Waiver of right of respondent Lisa Roy, et al. to respond filed.
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Dec 12 2025 Waiver of St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (December 16, 2025)
Dec 15 2025 Waiver of Lisa Roy, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (December 16, 2025)
Dec 15 2025 Waiver of St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (December 16, 2025)
Dec 15 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Sutherland Institute filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Darren Patterson Christian Academy filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of The Notre Dame Education Law Project, et al, filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of EdChoice, Inc., et al. filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Evangelicals, et al. filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Robertson Center for Constitutional Law filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Richard Rogers filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of National Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of America's Future filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Colorado Association of Private Schools filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 17 2025 Brief amici curiae of Pioneer New England Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Dec 31 2025 Response Requested. (Due January 30, 2026)
Jan 02 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 30, 2026 to March 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jan 05 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 2, 2026.
Jan 30 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
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Jan 30 2026 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of the petitioners filed.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Eric Christopher Rassbach
Counsel of Record
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006

erassbach@becketfund.org
Ph: 2029550095
Party name: St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Helen Norton
Counsel of Record
Colorado Department of Law
1300 Broadway, 10th Floor
Denver, CO 80203

helen.norton@coag.gov
Ph: (720) 508-6000
Party name: Lisa Roy, 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


Frank Joseph Bailey
Counsel of Record
Pioneer Legal, LLC
185 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02110

frank.bailey@pioneerlegal.org
Ph: 6178779511
Party name: Pioneer New England Legal Foundation and Massachusetts Family Institute


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


John J. Bursch
Counsel of Record
Alliance Defending Freedom
440 First Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001

jbursch@adflegal.org
Ph: (616) 450-4235
Party name: Darren Patterson Christian Academy


Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.
Counsel of Record
Claybrook, LLC
655 Fifteenth St., NW, Ste. 425
Washington, DC 20005

rick@claybrooklaw.com
Ph: 301-622-0360
Party name: The National Legal Foundation, Illinois Family Institute, Wisconsin Family Action, Delaware Family Policy Council, Concerned Women for America, Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, and International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers


Joshua Wallace Dixon
Counsel of Record
Center for American Liberty
1311 S. Main Street. Sulte 207
Mt. Airy, MD 21771

jdixon@libertycenter.org
Ph: 7036876200
Party name: Center for American Liberty


William C. Duncan
Counsel of Record
420 E South Temple, Suite 510
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

bill@sifreedom.org
Ph: 801-355-1272
Party name: Sutherland Institute


John Allen Eidsmoe
Counsel of Record
Foundation for Moral Law
P.O. Box 148
Gallant, AL 35972

eidsmoeja@juno.com
Ph: 3342621245
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law


Thomas M. Fisher
Counsel of Record
EdChoice, Inc.
111 Monument Circle
Suite 2650
Indianapolis, IN 46204

tfisher@edchoice.org
Ph: 317-681-0745
Party name: EdChoice Legal Advocates


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

mgregory@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 202.887.3635
Party name: Stephanie Barclay


Richard Shawn Gunnarson
Counsel of Record
Kirton McConkie
Key Bank Tower
36 South State Street, Suite 1900
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

SGUNNARSON@KMCLAW.COM
Ph: 801-328-3600
Party name: National Association of Evangelicals, et al.


Laura Brown Hernandez
Counsel of Record
Robertson Center for Constitutional Law
1000 Regent Univ. Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

lhernandez@regent.edu
Ph: 7576762037
Party name: Robertson Center for Constitutional Law


Scott A. Keller
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001

scott@lkcfirm.com
Ph: 5126938350
Party name: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops


Brian Kirk Kelsey
Counsel of Record
America First Policy Institute
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 225
Washington, DC 20004

bkelsey@americafirstpolicy.com
Ph: (703) 637-3690
Party name: Dr. Richard Rogers


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

JMEISER@ND.EDU
Ph: 574-631-3880
Party name: The Notre Dame Education Law Project, Islam And Religious Freedom Action Team, Jewish Coalition For Religious Liberty, And Manhattan Institute


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180

WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: America's Future


Andrea Marie Picciotti-Bayer
Counsel of Record
1350 Beverly Road, Suite 115
McLean, VA 22101

amariepicciotti@gmail.com
Ph: 5712016564
Party name: The Conscience Project and Catholic Families


Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Protect the First Foundation


Kevin T. Snider
Counsel of Record
9851 Horn Rd., Ste. 115
Sacramento, CA 95827

ksnider@pji.org
Ph: (916) 857-6900
Party name: Pacific Justice Institute


Ian Seth Speir
Counsel of Record
Covenant Law PLLC
13395 Voyager Pkwy.
#130-732
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

ian@covtlaw.com
Ph: 7194647357
Party name: Colorado Association of Private Schools


Michael Ray Williams
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305

michael.r.williams@wvago.gov
Ph: 304-558-2021
Party name: State of West Virginia and 21 Other States