No. 18-364
Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, et al. v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al.
Tags: civil-rights establishment-clause first-amendment free-exercise free-exercise-clause free-speech government-funding historic-preservation public-funding religious-status status-based-discrimination trinity-lutheran trinity-lutheran-precedent
Latest Conference:
2019-03-01
(distributed 6 times)
Related Cases:
18-365
(Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether using generally available historic preservation funds to repair or restore a house of worship constitutes a "religious use" that falls outside the scope of Trinity Lutheran.
2. Whether the categorical exclusion of all active houses of worship from historic preservation grants violates Trinity Lutheran and the First Amendment as an exclusion based on religious status.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether using generally available historic preservation funds to repair or restore a house of worship constitutes a religious use' that falls outside the scope of Trinity Lutheran
Docket Entries
2019-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-02-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
2019-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
2018-12-21
Supplemental brief of petitioners Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-10
Reply of petitioner Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders filed.
2018-10-22
Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
2018-10-22
Brief amicus curiae of National Trust for Historic Preservation filed.
2018-10-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 26, 2018.
2018-10-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2018 to November 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2018)
2018-07-31
Application (18A105) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 18, 2018.
2018-07-27
Application (18A105) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 19, 2018 to September 19, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al.
Erwin Chemerinsky — Respondent
International Municipal Lawyers Association
John C. Murphy — Suite 206, Amicus
Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, et al.
Eric S. Baxter — The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Petitioner
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Thaddeus Alan Heuer — Foley Hoag, LLP, Amicus