No. 25-819
 
Title: Jeanne Hedgepeth, Petitioner
v.
James A. Britton, et al.
Docketed: January 12, 2026
Linked with: 25A562
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-1427)
   Decision Date: August 26, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 12 2025 Application (25A562) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 24, 2025 to January 8, 2026, submitted to Justice Barrett.
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Nov 17 2025 Application (25A562) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until January 8, 2026.
Jan 08 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2026)
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Jan 20 2026 Waiver of right of respondent James A. Britton, et al. to respond filed.
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Jan 28 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 03 2026 Letter received from Jeanne Hedgepeth.
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Feb 09 2026 Response Requested. (Due March 11, 2026)
Feb 11 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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Feb 11 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
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Feb 27 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2026 to April 10, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 02 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 10, 2026.
Mar 11 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed.
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Mar 11 2026 Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.
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Mar 11 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
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Mar 11 2026 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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Mar 11 2026 Amicus brief of Liberty Justice Center submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: Jeanne Hedgepeth


Attorneys for Respondents
William R. Pokorny
Counsel of Record
Franczek P.C.
300 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60606

WRP@FRANCZEK.COM
Ph: 312-786-6141
Party name: James A. Britton, et al.


Other Attorneys
Thomas Arthur Berry
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

tberry@cato.org
Ph: (443) 254-6330
Party name: Cato Institute


Ethan Winfred Blevins
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
839 W 3600 S
Bountiful, UT 84010

EBlevins@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and The Upper Midwest Law Center


Ronald Edmund Cahill
Counsel of Record
Barnes & Thornburg
One Marina Park Drive
Suite 1530
Boston, MA 02210

rcahill@btlaw.com
Ph: 617-516-5312
Party name: The Equal Protection Project


Jeffrey Michael Schwab
Counsel of Record
Liberty Justice Center
7500 Rialto Blvd.
Suite 1-250
Austin, TX 78735

JSchwab@LJC.org
Ph: 512-481-4400
Party name: Liberty Justice Center


Jay Alan Sekulow
Counsel of Record
American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

sekulow@aclj.org
Ph: 2025468890
Party name: The American Center for Law and Justice


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017

ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Manhattan Institute, Southeastern Legal Foundation, and Defense of Freedom Institute


David Christian Tryon
Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215

d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org
Ph: (614) 224-4422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute