| No. 21-802 | |
| Title: | Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc., dba D. James Kennedy Ministries, Petitioner v. Southern Poverty Law Center |
| Docketed: | November 30, 2021 |
| Linked with 21A94 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-14125) |
| Decision Date: | July 28, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 14 2021 | Application (21A94) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 26, 2021 to November 26, 2021, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Main DocumentMain Document | |
| Oct 22 2021 | Application (21A94) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 26, 2021. |
| Nov 24 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 30, 2021) |
| PetitionAppendixProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 07 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents Amazon.com, Inc. and AmazonSmile Foundation to respond filed. |
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| Dec 17 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Southern Poverty Law Center to respond filed. |
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| Dec 28 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Family Action Council of Tennessee and Constitutional Government Defense Fund filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 29 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Regina Caeli and True Freedom Ministries filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 30 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Public Advocate of the United States, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 30 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Religious Broadcasters filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 05 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| Jan 10 2022 | Response Requested. (Due February 9, 2022) |
| Feb 09 2022 | Brief of respondent Southern Poverty Law Center in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 22 2022 | Reply of petitioner Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc., d.b.a. D. James Kennedy Ministries filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 23 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022. |
| Mar 08 2022 | Petitioner letter with opinion received. (Distributed) |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 17 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022. |
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| Apr 27 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 09 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| May 10 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 16 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022. |
| May 17 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 23 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022. |
| May 24 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022. |
| Jun 01 2022 | Rescheduled. |
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| Jun 14 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022. |
| Jun 27 2022 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| David Charles Gibbs III Counsel of Record | The National Center for Life & Liberty, Inc. 2648 FM 407 E Ste 240 Bartonville, TX 76226 dgibbs@gibbsfirm.com | 727-362-3700 |
| Party name: Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc., d.b.a. D. James Kennedy Ministries | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Chad Russell Bowman Counsel of Record | Ballard Spahr LLP 1909 K Street, NW Twelfth Floor Washington, DC 20006-1157 bowmanchad@ballardspahr.com | (202) 508-1120 |
| Party name: Southern Poverty Law Center | ||
| Amibika Kumar | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 920 Fifth Ave., Ste. 3300 Seattle, WA 98104 ambikakumar@dwt.com | 206-757-8030 |
| Party name: Amazon.com, Inc. and AmazonSmile Foundation | ||
| Other | ||
| Matthew John Conigliaro Counsel of Record | Carlton Fields, P.A. 4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 1000 Tampa, FL 33607 mconigliaro@carltonfields.com | 813-229-4254 |
| Party name: National Religious Broadcasters | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 wjo@mindspring.com | 7033565070 |
| Party name: Public Advocate of the United States, et al. | ||
| Kimberly Yvonne Smith Rivera Counsel of Record | Gibbs Law Firm, P.A. 2005 Cypress Avenue Cleveland, OH 44109 KRivera@gibbsfirm.com | 727-362-3700 |
| Party name: Regina Caeli and True Freedom Ministries | ||
| J. Thomas Smith Counsel of Record | Law Offices of J Thomas Smith J.D., Ph.D. 1113 Murfreesboro Road Suite 106-167 Franklin, TN 37179 jthomsmith@cgdfund.com | 202-669-1452 |
| Party name: The Family Action Council of Tennessee and Constitutional Government Defense Fund | ||