No. 24-154
Title:Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.
Docketed:August 13, 2024
Linked with 23A1067
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Wisconsin
   Case Numbers:(2020AP2007)
   Decision Date:March 14, 2024
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
May 28 2024Application (23A1067) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 12, 2024 to August 11, 2024, submitted to Justice Barrett.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service
May 30 2024Application (23A1067) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until August 11, 2024.
Aug 09 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 12, 2024)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Aug 23 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2024 to November 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Aug 27 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 8, 2024.
Sep 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Religious Liberty Scholars filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amici curiae of The Catholic Conferences of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amici curiae of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, et al. filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin State Legislature filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of By The Hand Club For Kids filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Catholic Conference filed.
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Sep 12 2024Brief amici curiae of International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the Sikh Coalition filed.
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Nov 08 2024Brief of respondents Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
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Nov 14 2024Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
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Nov 18 2024Reply of petitioners Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 19 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
Dec 09 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
Dec 13 2024Petition GRANTED.
Dec 16 2024The order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari is amended as follows: The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jan 27 2025Brief of petitioners Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. filed.
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Jan 27 2025Joint appendix filed (Jan. 28, 2025--reprint of paper copies only). (Statement of costs filed)
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Jan 28 2025Brief amicus curiae of World Faith Foundation filed.
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Jan 30 2025Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
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Jan 31 2025Brief amici curiae of The Catholic Conferences of Illinois, et al. filed.
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Jan 31 2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Christopher C. Lund filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of Catholic Charities USA filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Maranatha Baptist University, et al. filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of City on a Hill Legal Ministry filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Evangelical Council For Financial Accountability, et al. filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Religiously Affiliated Universities, et al. filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of New York State Catholic Conference filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Eleven Major Religious Denominations filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin State Legislature filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Nathan S. Chapman filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Catholic Conference filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of By The Hand filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of International Society for Krishna Consciousness filed.
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Feb 03 2025Amicus brief of Religious Liberty Scholars not accepted for filing. (To be corrected February 6, 2025)
Feb 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Religious Liberty Scholars filed. (Corrected)
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Feb 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of National Legal Foundation filed.
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Feb 10 2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Feb 12 2025Record requested from the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
Feb 19 2025CIRCULATED

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Eric Christopher Rassbach
    Counsel of Record		The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006

ERASSBACH@BECKETLAW.ORG		2029550095
Party name: Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Colin T. Roth
    Counsel of Record		Wisconsin Department of Justice
17 W. Main St., P.O. Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707

rothct1@doj.state.wi.us		608-294-2907
Party name: Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.
Charlotte GibsonWisconsin Department of Justice
17 West Main Street
Madison, WI 53707

gibsoncj@doj.state.wi.us		6089575218
Party name: Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.
Other
Anthony John Dick
    Counsel of Record		Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

ajdick@jonesday.com		2028793939
Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
John J. Bursch
    Counsel of Record		Alliance Defending Freedom
440 First Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001

jbursch@adflegal.org		(616) 450-4235
Party name: By The Hand Club For Kids
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.
    Counsel of Record		Claybrook, LLC
655 Fifteenth St., NW, Ste. 425
Washington, DC 20005

rick@claybrooklaw.com		301-622-0360
Party name: National Legal Foundation
Richard Simon Cleary Jr.
    Counsel of Record		Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20024

rcleary@wc.com		2024345000
Party name: Religious Liberty Scholars
Michael Louis Costello
    Counsel of Record		Tobin and Dempf, LLP
515 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207

mcostello@tdlaws.com		(518) 463-1177
Party name: New York State Catholic Conference
Thomas Elliot Gaiser
    Counsel of Record		Office of the Ohio Attorney General
30 E. Broad St., 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

thomas.gaiser@ohioago.gov		6144668980
Party name: State of Ohio and 18 Other States
Curtis E. Gannon
    Counsel of Record		2310 N. 14th Street
# 403
Arlington, VA 22201

Crystal.Taylor@usdoj.gov		202-514-2218
Party name: United States
Sarah Michelle HarrisWilliams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

SHARRIS@WC.COM		202-434-5599
Party name: Religious Liberty Scholars
Benjamin Timothy Christian Hayes
    Counsel of Record		Goodwin Procter LLP
1900 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

bhayes@goodwinlaw.com		2023464128
Party name: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
James L. Hirsen
    Counsel of Record		505 S. Villa Real, Ste. 101
Anaheim, CA 92807-3432

james@jameshirsen.com		(714) 283-8880
Party name: World Faith Foundation
Bradley George Hubbard
    Counsel of Record		Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 2100
Dallas, TX 75201

BHubbard@gibsondunn.com		(214) 698-3100
Party name: Wisconsin Catholic Conference
James Harold HulmeArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-5344

JAMES.HULME@ARENTFOX.COM		2028576144
Party name: Catholic Charities USA
Jeffrey Ryan Johnson
    Counsel of Record		Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

jeffreyjohnson@jonesday.com		202 879 3939
Party name: Professor Nathan S. Chapman
Stuart J. Lark
    Counsel of Record		Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
90 South Cascade Avenue
Suite 1500
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

slark@taftlaw.com		719-475-2440
Party name: Evangelical Council For Financial Accountability, et al.
Dino Luigi LaVerghetta
    Counsel of Record		Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

dlaverghetta@sidley.com		2027368000
Party name: City on a Hill Ministry
James Ney Law
    Counsel of Record		Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
1000 North Water Street, Suite 1700
Milwaukee, WI 53202

jlaw@reinhartlaw.com		414-298-1000
Party name: The Catholic Conferences of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Washington
James Ney Law
    Counsel of Record		Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
1000 North Water Street, Suite 1700
Milwaukee, WI 53202

jlaw@reinhartlaw.com		414-298-1000
Party name: The Catholic Conferences of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota
Christopher C. Lund
    Counsel of Record		Wayne State University Law School
471 W. Palmer St.
Detroit, MI 48202

lund@wayne.edu		3135773933
Party name: Professor Christopher C. Lund
Steven T. McFarland
    Counsel of Record		Suite 302
8001 Braddock Rd
Springfield, VA 22151

smcfarland@clsnet.org		7036421070
Party name: Christian Legal Society, et al.
Laura Darien NammoCenter for Law & Religious Freedom
8001 Braddock Rd. Suite 302
Springfield, VA 22151

laura@clsnet.org		7038621819
Party name: Christian Legal Society
Zachary Guy Parks
    Counsel of Record		Covington & Burling LLP
850 Tenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

ZPARKS@COV.COM		2026626000
Party name: Religiously Affiliated Universities and Higher-Education Associations
Gene Clayton Schaerr
    Counsel of Record		Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM		202-787-1060
Party name: Eleven Major Religious Denominations
Gene Clayton Schaerr
    Counsel of Record		Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM		202-787-1060
Party name: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD; THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS; THE ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION; THE MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN BAPTIST CONVENTION; AND THE ISLAM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACTION TEAM
Jay Alan Sekulow
    Counsel of Record		American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

sekulow@aclj.org		2025468890
Party name: American Center for Law & Justice
Kelly J. Shackelford
    Counsel of Record		First Liberty Institute
2001 W Piano Pkwy
Suite 1600
Plano, TX 75075

kshackelford@firstliberty.org		972-941-4444
Party name: First Liberty Institute
Keith R. Styles
    Counsel of Record		Catholic Charities USA
2050 Ballenger Avenue
Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314

kstyles@catholiccharitiesusa.org		7035491390
Party name: Catholic Charities USA
Daniel Robert Suhr
    Counsel of Record		Center for American Rights
747 N LaSalle Street
Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60654

dsuhr@americanrights.org		414.588.1658
Party name: Maranatha Baptist University, et al.
Ryan Joseph Walsh
    Counsel of Record		Eimer Stahl LLP
10 East Doty Street
Suite 621
Madison, WI 53703

rwalsh@eimerstahl.com		(608) 620-8346
Party name: Wisconsin State Legislature
Walter M. WeberAmerican Center for Law & Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-5703

WMWEBER@ACLJ-DC.ORG		703.639.0775
Party name: American Center for Law & Justice