No. 26-438
 
Title: Joseph Miller, et al., Petitioners
v.
James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al.
Docketed: October 2, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-681)
   Decision Date: June 30, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 28 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2026)
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Oct 26 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 2, 2026 to December 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Oct 27 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2026.
Oct 30 2026 Brief amici curiae of Upper Midwest Law Center, et al. filed.
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Oct 30 2026 Brief amicus curiae of A Voice for Choice filed.
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Oct 30 2026 Brief amici curiae of The National Health Federation, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Children’s Health Defense filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith & Freedom filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Association of Christian Schools International filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of The Heritage Foundation, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Robertson Center for Constitutional Law filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Navy Seals 1-4 filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Thomas More Society, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress, et al. filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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Nov 02 2026 Amicus brief of America's Frontline Doctors and Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., J.D. submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Shannon Grammel Denmark
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Cohn LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
shannon@lehotskycohn.com
Ph: (512) 693-8350
Party name: Joseph Miller, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Barbara Dale Underwood
Counsel of Record
New York 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 McDonald, et al.


Other Attorneys
Alexander Barrett Bowdre
Counsel of Record
Office of Alabama Attorney General
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-0152
barrett.bowdre@AlabamaAG.gov
Ph: 334-242-7300
Party name: State of Alabama


Peter Christopher Breen
Counsel of Record
Thomas More Society
121 West Wacker Drive, Suite 650
Chicago, IL 60601
pbreen@thomasmoresociety.org
Ph: (312) 878-7464
Party name: Thomas More Society and Six Religious Parents


Christopher Gerard Byrnes
Counsel of Record
Young America's Foundation
11480 Commerce Park Drive, Sixth Floor
Reston, VA 20191
cbyrnes@yaf.org
Ph: 800-872-1776
Party name: The Heritage Foundation and Young America's Foundation


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.


David Morgan Steven Dewhirst
Counsel of Record
Office of the Solicitor General
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
David.Dewhirst@myfloridalegal.com
Ph: 850-414-3681
Party name: State of Florida


Gregory James Glaser
Counsel of Record
Greg Glaser, Attorney at Law
4399 Buckboard Drive #423
Copperopolis, CA 95228
greg@gregglaser.com
Ph: (925) 642-6651
Party name: The National Health Federation, 43 Additional Pro Health Freedom Groups, and 44 Physicians


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 and Religious Freedom Institute


Laura Brown Hernandez
Counsel of Record
Robertson Center for Constitutional Law
1000 Regent Univ. Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
lhernandez@regent.edu
Ph: 7573524000
Party name: Robertson Center for Constitutional Law


Mary Holland
Counsel of Record
Children's Health Defense
852 Franklin Avenue
Suite 511
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
MARY.HOLLAND@CHILDRENSHEALTHDEFENSE.ORG
Ph: 202-417-6971
Party name: Children’s Health Defense


Dallin Brockbank Holt
Counsel of Record
Frazier Law PLLC
7702 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Ste. 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
dholt@frazierlawpllc.net
Ph: (480) 691-0975
Party name: The Association of Christian Schools International


Allan David Johnson
Counsel of Record
Actium LLP
99 South Lake Avenue
Suite 501
Pasadena, CA 91101
admin@actiumllp.com
Ph: 323-819-0300
Party name: A Voice for Choice


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


Carol Celeiro Lumpkin
Counsel of Record
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
333 SE 2nd Ave.
Suite 2400
Miami, FL 33131
clumpkin@hunton.com
Ph: 305-810-2500
Party name: U.S. Navy Seals 1-4


Thomas Ryan McCarthy
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
TOM@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: The National Catholic Bioethics Center, The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA, and The Catholic Medical Association


Erin Elizabeth Mersino
Counsel of Record
Advocates for Faith & Freedom
25026 Las Brisas Road
Murrieta, CA 92562
emersino@faith-freedom.com
Ph: 951-304-7583
Party name: Advocates for Faith & Freedom


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, Public Advocate of the United States, Public Advocate Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women, and Center for Medical Freedom of the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund


Charles Brent Robbins
Counsel of Record
Upper Midwest Law Center
12600 Whitewater Drive, Suite 140
Minnetonka, MN 55343
brent.robbins@umlc.org
Ph: 763-213-9428
Party name: Upper Midwest Law Center, Minnesota Partnership for Achievement, Moms for Liberty, Center of the American Experiment, Indiana Family Institute


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: Physicians for Informed Consent


Andrew L. Schlafly
Counsel of Record
939 Old Chester Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
aschlafly@aol.com
Ph: 908-719-8608
Party name: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons


Judd Edward Stone II
Counsel of Record
Stone | Hilton PLLC
600 Congress Ave.
Suite 2000
Austin, TX 78701
judd@stonehilton.com
Ph: (737) 256-6025
Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty


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


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