No. 26-240
 
Title: Cameron Johnson, et al., Petitioners
v.
A. Scott Fleming, Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, et al.
Docketed: August 25, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (26-1437)
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 20 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due September 24, 2026)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of The Council For Christian Colleges & Universities, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. VIDED
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of National Religious Broadcasters, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of Notre Dame Education Law Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of Samaritan’s Purse, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of Association for Biblical Higher Education, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 23 2026 Waiver of right of respondent A. Scott Fleming, et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
Sep 24 2026 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 30 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
Oct 05 2026 Response Requested. (Due November 4, 2026)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
James A. Campbell
Counsel of Record
Alliance Defending Freedom
44180 Riverside Parkway
Lansdowne, VA 20176

jcampbell@adflegal.org
Ph: 571-707-4655
Party name: Cameron Johnson, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Tillman J. Breckenridge
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, VA 23219

tbreckenridge@oag.state.va.us
Ph: 8047867704
Party name: A. Scott Fleming, et al.


Other Attorneys
Michael P. Farris
Counsel of Record
National Religious Broadcasters
800 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002

mfarris@nrb.org
Ph: 2023414783
Party name: National Religious Broadcasters


Richard Wingfield Garnett IV
Counsel of Record
Notre Dame Law School
3117 Eck Hall of Law
Notre Dame, IN 46556

rgarnett@nd.edu
Ph: 574-631-6981
Party name: Notre Dame Education Law Project, Notre Dame Project on Church, State & Society, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America


Daniel John Hay
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

dhay@sidley.com
Ph: 2027368000
Party name: THE COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association


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: American Center for Law and Justice


Michael Benjamin Sylvester
Counsel of Record
Founding Freedoms Law Center
707 E. Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219

michael@foundingfreedomslaw.org
Ph: 8049715509
Party name: Association for Biblical Higher Education; International Alliance for Christian Education; International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities; and The Cardinal Newman Society


Walter M. Weber
American Center for Law & Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-5703

WWEBER@ACLJ.ORG
Ph: 202.641.9166
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice


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

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