No. 23-170
Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board
Tags: admissions-criteria asian-american-discrimination asian-americans constitutional-law equal-protection fourthcircuit racial-balancing school-diversity summary-judgment
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Latest Conference:
2024-02-16
(distributed 6 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
The question presented is whether the Board violated the Equal Protection Clause when it overhauled the admissions criteria at TJ.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fairfax County School Board violated the Equal Protection Clause when it overhauled the admissions criteria at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Docket Entries
2024-02-20
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-170_7l48.pdf'>Opinion</a>)
2024-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
2024-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
2024-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-12-01
Rescheduled.
2023-11-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-01
Reply of petitioner Coalition for TJ filed.
2023-10-23
Brief of respondent Fairfax County School Board in opposition filed.
2023-09-22
Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al. filed.
2023-09-22
Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.
2023-09-22
Brief amicus curiae of Fairfax County Parents Association filed.
2023-09-22
Brief amici curiae of Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, et al. filed.
2023-09-22
Brief amici curiae of The Asian American Coalition for Education, et al. filed.
2023-09-22
Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed.
2023-09-21
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Officials of The Department of Education’s Office For Civil Rights filed.
2023-09-20
Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center and Momoko Takahashi filed.
2023-09-20
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Rights Project, et al. filed.
2023-09-20
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Equal Opportunity filed.
2023-09-20
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
2023-09-19
Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
2023-08-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2023.
2023-08-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2023 to October 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-08-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2023)
Attorneys
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
Cato Institute
Anastasia Paulinna Boden — Cato Institute, Amicus
Center for Equal Opportunity
Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, et al.
Gary Michael Lawkowski — Dhillon Law Group, Amicus
Coalition for TJ
Joshua Paul Thompson — Pacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
Commonwealth of Virginia, et al.
Fairfax County Parents Association
Bonnie Kay Arthur — Amicus
Fairfax County School Board
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Respondent
Former Federal Officials of The Department of Education’s Office For Civil Rights
William E. Trachman — Mountain States Legal Foundation, Petitioner
Liberty Justice Center and Momoko Takahashi
Southeastern Legal Foundation
The American Civil Rights Project, Manhattan Institute, and Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
The Asian American Coalition for Education, The Asian American Legal Foundation, and Friends of Lowell Foundation
Gordon M. Fauth Jr. — Fauth Law Firm, Amicus
The Equal Protection Project