| No. 20-1800 | |
| Title: | Harold Shurtleff, et al., Petitioners v. City of Boston, Massachusetts, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 24, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-1158) |
| Decision Date: | January 22, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 21 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2021) |
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| Jul 23 2021 | Brief of respondents City of Boston, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 26 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 11 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Sep 17 2021 | Reply of petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 30 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 27 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Harold Shurtleff, et al. |
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| Nov 02 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, City of Boston, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 12 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. |
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| Nov 15 2021 | Brief of petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
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| Nov 17 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, January 18, 2022. |
| Nov 17 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. |
| Nov 17 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty, Life and Law Foundation filed. |
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| Nov 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Bronx Household of Faith filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Cornerstone Institute filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Legion filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom and Faith & Freedom Coalition filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 30 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Massachusetts is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Nov 30 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Dec 14 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 15 2021 | Brief of respondents City of Boston, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2021 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Freedom From Religion Foundation and Center for Inquiry filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 07 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 07 2022 | Reply of Harold Shurtleff, et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted)(January 11, 2022) |
| Jan 07 2022 | Reply of petitioners Harold Shurtleff, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Argued. For petitioners: Mathew Staver, Orlando, Fla.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C. |
| May 02 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. |
| Jun 03 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Mathew D. Staver Counsel of Record | Liberty Counsel PO Box 540774 Orlando, FL 32854 court@lc.org | 407-875-1776 |
| Party name: Harold Shurtleff, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Douglas Harry Hallward-Driemeier Counsel of Record | Ropes & Gray, LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006-6807 Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com | 202-508-4776 |
| Party name: City of Boston, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts | ||
| Richard L. Bolton Counsel of Record | Boardman and Clark LLP 1 South Pinckney Street Suite 410 Madison, WI 53701 rbolton@boardmanclark.com | 608-257-9521 |
| Party name: Freedom From Religion Foundation and Center for Inquiry | ||
| Thomas L. Brejcha Jr. Counsel of Record | 309 W Washington Street Chicago, IL 60606 brejcha@aol.com | 3127821680 |
| Party name: Thomas More Society | ||
| Daniel H. Bromberg Counsel of Record | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Four Embarcadero Center 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 dan.bromberg@pillsburylaw.com | 415 983-1000 |
| Party name: National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, and International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Frederick W. Claybrook Jr. Counsel of Record | Claybrook, LLC 700 Sixth St., NW, Ste.430 Washington, DC 20001 rick@claybrooklaw.com | 202-250-3833 |
| Party name: Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, et al. | ||
| Deborah Dewart Counsel of Record | 111 Magnolia Lane Hubert, NC 28539 lawyerdeborah@outlook.com | 9103264554 |
| Party name: Liberty, Life and Law Foundation | ||
| Anthony John Dick Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 ajdick@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: American Cornerstone Institute | ||
| John Allen Eidsmoe Counsel of Record | Foundation for Moral Law One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 eidsmoeja@juno.com | (334) 262-1245 |
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Scott William Gaylord Counsel of Record | Elon University School of Law 201 North Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401 sgaylord@elon.edu | 3362799331 |
| Party name: CatholicVote.org Education Fund | ||
| Andrew Michael Grossman Counsel of Record | Baker & Hostetler LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 agrossman@bakerlaw.com | 2028611697 |
| Party name: Bronx Household of Faith | ||
| Dorothy Alicia Hickok Counsel of Record | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP One Logan Square Suite 2000 Philadelphia, PA 19103 alicia.hickok@faegredrinker.com | 215-988-3364 |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Erik S. Jaffe Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 ejaffe@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Protect the First Foundation | ||
| David Clark Kravitz Counsel of Record | Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 david.kravitz@state.ma.us | 6179632427 |
| Party name: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, and Virginia | ||
| Deborah Joyce La Fetra Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290 Sacramento, CA 95814 DLaFetra@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Susan Leann Baker Manning Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 susan.manning@morganlewis.com | 2023736172 |
| Party name: Anti-Defamation League | ||
| Michael Hugh McGinley Counsel of Record | Dechert LLP 1900 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 michael.mcginley@dechert.com | 2022613300 |
| Party name: Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative | ||
| Ryan Patrick McManus Counsel of Record | Hemenway & Barnes 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 rmcmanus@hembar.com | 6175579705 |
| Party name: Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, et al. | ||
| Brett Robert Nolan Counsel of Record | Office of the Kentucky Attorney General 700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118 Frankfort, KY 40601 brett.nolan@ky.gov | 502-696-5300 |
| Party name: Kentucky, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Charles Rothfeld Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K St NW Washington, DC 20006 crothfeld@mayerbrown.com | 202-263-3233 |
| Party name: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, et al. | ||
| Kelly J. Shackelford Counsel of Record | First Liberty Institute First Liberty Institute, 2001 W Piano Pkwy Suite 1600 Plano, TX 75075 kshackelford@firstliberty.org | 972-941-4444 |
| Party name: The American Legion | ||
| Matthew Jared Sheehan Counsel of Record | Advancing American Freedom, Inc. 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 matt@advancingamericanfreedom.com | (202) 780-4848 |
| Party name: Advancing American Freedom and Faith & Freedom Coalition | ||
| Lori Halstead Windham Counsel of Record | The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 lwindham@becketlaw.org | 202-349-7202 |
| Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | ||