No. 20-1647
Valerie Haney v. Church of Scientology International, et al.
Amici (1)
Tags: arbitration arbitration-procedure civil-law civil-procedure civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech freedom-of-religion religious-arbitration religious-freedom
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, under the First Amendment, a court may subject a person who has rejected the faith to participate in a religious "arbitration" where arbiters must be members of that religion in good standing and must apply religious principles to resolve a dispute involving violations of civil law.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court may subject a person to religious arbitration under the First Amendment
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-20
Reply of petitioner Valerie Haney filed. (Distributed)
2021-07-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-25
Brief of respondent Church of Scientology International in opposition filed.
2021-06-09
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law, Torts & Religion Professors and Scholars filed.
2021-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2021)
Attorneys
Church of Scientology International
William H. Forman — Winston & Strawn LLP, Respondent
Constitutional Law, Torts & Religion Professors and Scholars
Valerie Haney
Marci A. Hamilton — University of Pennsylvania, Petitioner