| No. 22-824 | |
| Title: | The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, et al., Petitioners v. Alexander Belya |
| Docketed: | March 1, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1498) |
| Decision Date: | September 16, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 8, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 27 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2023) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 08 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2023 to May 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 09 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 1, 2023. |
| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Law & Religion Scholars filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Stewards Ministries filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Courts Professor Derek T. Muller filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Belmont Abbey College filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Ethics & Public Policy Center, et al. filed. |
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| Apr 28 2023 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
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| May 01 2023 | Brief of respondent Alexander Belya in opposition filed. |
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| May 08 2023 | Reply of petitioners The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| May 09 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023. |
| May 23 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| May 30 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023. |
| May 31 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 05 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023. |
| Jun 12 2023 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Diana Verm Thomson Counsel of Record | The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 dthomson@becketlaw.org | 202 955 0095 |
| Party name: The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Bradley Scott Girard Counsel of Record | Americans United for Separation of Church & State 1310 L St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 GIRARD@AU.ORG | (202) 898-2145 |
| Party name: Alexander Belya | ||
| Other | ||
| Arthur Joseph Burke Counsel of Record | Davis Polk & Wardell LLP 450 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017 ARTHUR.BURKE@DAVISPOLK.COM | 212-450-4352 |
| Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty | ||
| Andrew Nathan Ferguson Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 202 North Ninth Street Richmond, VA 23219 AFERGUSON@OAG.STATE.VA.US | 8047867704 |
| Party name: Commonwealth of Virginia | ||
| Scott William Gaylord Counsel of Record | Elon University School of Law 201 North Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401 SGAYLORD@ELON.EDU | 3362799331 |
| Party name: Stewards Ministries | ||
| Thomas G. Hungar Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 THUNGAR@GIBSONDUNN.COM | (202) 955-8500 |
| Party name: Law & Religion Scholars | ||
| Joshua Craig McDaniel Counsel of Record | Harvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic 6 Everett St., Suite 5110 Cambridge, MA 02138 jmcdaniel@law.harvard.edu | 6174964383 |
| Party name: Belmont Abbey College | ||
| Christopher George Michel Counsel of Record | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 1300 I Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 CHRISTOPHERMICHEL@QUINNEMANUEL.COM | 202-538-8000 |
| Party name: Federal Courts Professor Derek T. Muller | ||
| Matthew T. Nelson Counsel of Record | Warner Norcross + Judd LLP 150 Ottawa Avenue NW Suite 1500 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 MNELSON@WNJ.COM | (616) 752-2539 |
| Party name: Ethics & Public Policy Center, Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute, and Anglican Church in North America | ||
| Gordon Dwyer Todd Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin,LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 22305 GTODD@SIDLEY.COM | 2027368760 |
| Party name: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, et al. | ||