No. 18-944
Tree of Life Christian Schools v. City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
Tags: circuit-split conditional-use-permit discrimination equal-terms equal-terms-provision facial-or-as-applied-violation free-exercise nonprofit-organization religious-land-use religious-land-use-and-institutionalized-persons-a rluipa standing tax-revenue zoning zoning-code
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Latest Conference:
2019-05-09
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
What is the proper test for a RLUIPA equal-terms claim.
Whether Tree of Life established a facial or as-applied equal-terms violation here.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
What is the proper test for a RLUIPA equal-terms claim?
Docket Entries
2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-24
Rescheduled.
2019-04-12
Reply of petitioner Tree of Life Christian Schools filed. (Distributed)
2019-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-03-21
Brief of respondent City of Upper Arlington, Ohio in opposition filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amici curiae of Civil Liberties for Urban Believers, et al. filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Community Values filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amicus curiae of The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amici curiae of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, et al. filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
2019-02-19
Brief amicus curiae of Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Institute for Religious Freedom filed.
2019-02-15
Brief amicus curiae of Parents of Students of Tree of Life Christian School filed.
2019-02-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 21, 2019.
2019-02-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 19, 2019 to March 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-31
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, City of Upper Arlington, Ohio.
2019-01-29
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Tree of Life Christian Schools.
2019-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2019)
2018-11-28
Application (18A555) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 16, 2019.
2018-11-21
Application (18A555) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 17, 2018 to January 16, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
American Center for Law and Justice
Association of Christian Schools International
CatholicVote.org Education Fund
Scott William Gaylord — Amicus
Citizens for Community Values
City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
Mark Landes — Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor LLC, Respondent
Civil Liberties for Urban Believers
John W. Mauck — Mauck & Baker, LLC, Amicus
Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Institute for Religious Freedom
PARENTS OF STUDENTS OF TREE OF LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Daniel P. Dalton — DALTON & TOMICH, PLC, Amicus
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, et al.
Richard Shawn Gunnarson — Kirton McConkie, Amicus
THE JEWISH COALITION FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Tree of Life Christian Schools
John J. Bursch — Alliance Defending Freedom, Petitioner