| No. 23-1137 | |
| Title: | Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp., Petitioner v. The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al. |
| Docketed: | April 19, 2024 |
| Linked with 23A771 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1303, 22-1144) |
| Decision Date: | December 19, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 21 2024 | Application (23A771) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2024 to April 17, 2024, submitted to Justice Jackson. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| Feb 23 2024 | Application (23A771) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until April 17, 2024. |
| Apr 17 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2024) |
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| May 14 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2024 to June 19, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 14 2024 | Letter regarding substitution of parties under Rule 35 received from counsel for respondents. |
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| May 15 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 20, 2024, for all respondents. See Rule 30.1. |
| May 16 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Beacon Center of Tennessee, et al. filed. |
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| May 17 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed. |
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| May 17 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The Asian American Coalition for Education, et al. filed. |
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| May 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed. |
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| May 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Rights Project, et al. filed. |
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| May 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
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| May 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Scholars and Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York filed. |
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| May 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 20 2024 | Brief of respondents Boston Branch of NAACP, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Jun 20 2024 | Brief of respondents The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 10 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Aug 26 2024 | Reply of petitioner Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 25 2024 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 27 2024 | Supplemental brief of respondents The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 07 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024. |
| Oct 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 28 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024. |
| Nov 04 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2024. |
| Nov 12 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024. |
| Nov 18 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |
| Dec 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024. |
| Dec 09 2024 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Gorsuch respecting the denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari. (Detached Opinion). Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Christopher Matthew Kieser Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 555 Capitol Mall Suite 1290 Sacramento, CA 95814 ckieser@pacificlegal.org | 9164197111 |
| Party name: Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. | ||
| 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: The School Committee for the City of Boston, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Wencong Fa Counsel of Record | Beacon Center of Tennessee 1200 Clinton Street #205 Nashville, TN 37203 wen@beacontn.org | (615) 383-6431 |
| Party name: Beacon Center of Tennessee, Goldwater Institute, Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty, and Jonathan Roberts | ||
| Gordon M. Fauth Jr. Counsel of Record | Fauth Law Firm 66 Franklin St. Suite 300 Oakland, CA 94607 gmf@classlitigation.com | 5102389610 |
| Party name: The Asian American Coalition for Education, The Asian American Legal Foundation, and Friends of Lowell Foundation | ||
| William Alan Jacobson Counsel of Record | 18 Maple Ave #280 Barrington, RI 02806 contact@legalinsurrection.com | 6072556293 |
| Party name: The Equal Protection Project | ||
| Daniel Isaac Morenoff Counsel of Record | The American Civil Rights Projects P.O. Box 12207 Dallas, TX 75225 dan@americancivilrightsproject.org | (214) 504-1835 |
| Party name: The American Civil Rights Project, Manhattan Institute, and Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute | ||
| Doreen Marie Rachal Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 60 State Street, 36th Floor Boston, MA 02109 drachal@sidley.com | 6172230300 |
| Party name: Boston Branch of NAACP; Greater Boston Latino Network; Asian Pacific Islander Civic Action Network; Asian American Resource Workshop; Maireny Pimentel; H.D. | ||
| Michael E. Rosman Counsel of Record | Center For Individual Rights 1100 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 625 Washington, DC 20036 rosman@cir-usa.org | 2028338400 |
| Party name: Center for Individual Rights | ||
| Dennis J. Saffran Counsel of Record | Dennis Saffran, Attorney at Law 38-18 West Drive Douglaston, NY 11363 djsaffranlaw@gmail.com | 17184287156 |
| Party name: National Association of Scholars and Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York | ||
| David Christian Tryon Counsel of Record | The Buckeye Institute 88 East Broad Street Suite 1300 Columbus, OH 43215 d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org | 6142244422 |
| Party name: The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation | ||
| John Marc Wheat Counsel of Record | Advancing American Freedom, Inc. 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 930 Washington, DC 20004-2729 MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM | (202) 780-4848 |
| Party name: Advancing American Freedom, Inc. | ||