| No. 23-203 | |
| Title: | Missouri Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Jean Finney |
| Docketed: | September 5, 2023 |
| Linked with 22A1112 | |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeals of Missouri, Western District |
| Case Numbers: | (WD84902) |
| Decision Date: | December 27, 2022 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | April 4, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 21 2023 | Application (22A1112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2023 to September 1, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| Jun 26 2023 | Application (22A1112) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 1, 2023. |
| Aug 31 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2023) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 04 2023 | Brief of respondent Jean Finney in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Oct 17 2023 | Reply of petitioner Missouri Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Oct 18 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023. |
| Nov 01 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023. |
| Nov 08 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 13 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023. |
| Nov 16 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 27 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023. |
| Nov 30 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Dec 06 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024. |
| Jan 08 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024. |
| Jan 16 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024. |
| Feb 09 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024. |
| Feb 20 2024 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Joshua Michael Divine Counsel of Record | Office of the Missouri Attorney General Solicitor General 207 West High Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 josh.divine@ago.mo.gov | 573-751-8870 |
| Party name: Missouri Department of Corrections | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Christina Jeanette Nielsen Counsel of Record | Nielsen Law Firm, LLC 210 Hickory Hollow Lane Talladega, AL 35160 cjn.attorney@gmail.com | 3142887144 |
| Party name: Jean Finney | ||
| Other | ||
| 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: The Commonwealth of Virginia and 12 Other States | ||
| Christopher Paul Schandevel Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 44180 Riverside Parkway Lansdowne, VA 20176 cschandevel@ADFlegal.org | 5717074655 |
| Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom | ||
| Howard Nathan Slugh Counsel of Record | Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty 2400 Virginia Ave NW APT C619 Washington DC, DC 20037 HSLUGH@JCRL.ORG | 19543289461 |
| Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty | ||