No. 25-888
 
Title: Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota, (American Federation of Teachers Local 7007), Petitioner
v.
Don Huizenga, et al.
Docketed: January 29, 2026
Linked with: 25A695
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-1862)
   Decision Date: August 11, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: October 2, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 10 2025 Application (25A695) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2025 to January 21, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Dec 16 2025 Application (25A695) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 21, 2026.
Jan 21 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 27 2026 Waiver of Don Huizenga, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (March 02, 2026)
Feb 27 2026 Brief amici curiae of Professor Zachary D. Clopton, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Waiver of right of respondents Don Huizenga, et al. to respond filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed.
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Mar 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of National School Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
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Mar 03 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Independent School District No. 11 to respond filed.
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Mar 05 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Independent School District No. 11 to respond filed.
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Mar 17 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
Mar 23 2026 Response Requested. (Due April 22, 2026)
Apr 16 2026 Motion of Independent School District No. 11 to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 16 2026 Motion of Don Huizenga, et al. to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 20 2026 The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2026, for all respondents.
May 22 2026 Brief of respondents Don Huizenga, et al. in opposition filed.
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May 22 2026 Brief of respondent Independent School District No. 11 in opposition filed.
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May 27 2026 Waiver of Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota (American Federation of Teachers Local 7007) of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Leon Dayan
Counsel of Record
Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C.
805 15th Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005

ldayan@bredhoff.com
Ph: 202-842-2600
Party name: Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota (American Federation of Teachers Local 7007)


Attorneys for Respondents
Nicholas J. Nelson
Counsel of Record
Upper Midwest Law Center
12600 Whitewater Drive, Suite 140
Minnetonka, MN 55343

nicholas.nelson@umlc.org
Ph: 612-428-7000
Party name: Don Huizenga, et al.


Michael Joseph Waldspurger
Counsel of Record
Squires, Waldspurger, & Mace, P.A.
333 South Seventh Street
Ste. 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402

mick@raswlaw.com
Ph: 612-436-4340
Party name: Independent School District No. 11


Other Attorneys
Darin Matthew Dalmat
Counsel of Record
AFL-CIO
815 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20006

ddalmat@aflcio.org
Ph: 202-637-5021
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations


Elizabeth Catherine Kramer
Counsel of Record
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street
Suite 600
Saint Paul, MN 55101

LIZ.KRAMER@AG.STATE.MN.US
Ph: 6517571010
Party name: Minnesota, Arizona, Hawai‘i, Michigan, Nevada, Vermont, and West Virginia


Zachary David Clopton
Counsel of Record
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

zclopton@law.northwestern.edu
Ph: (312) 503-8460
Party name: Professors Zachary D. Clopton and Nadav Shoked


Aaron Simcha Jon Zelinsky
Counsel of Record
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
100 East Pratt Street
Suite 2440
Baltimore, MD 21202

azelinsky@zuckerman.com
Ph: (410) 949-1167
Party name: National School Attorneys Association and Other Public School Professional Organizations