No. 25-965

Daniel Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-17
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (9)Response RequestedResponse Waived
Tags: chilling-effect constitutional-injury first-amendment land-use-finality religious-exercise williamson-county-doctrine
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the First Amendment's established
chilling-effect doctrine—under which a credible government threat that deters the exercise of fundamental rights constitutes a complete and independently
actionable constitutional injury—is displaced by
Williamson Cnty.'s land-use finality requirement when
a plaintiff alleges that government threats both before
and after a Planning Commission meeting chilled religious exercise, worship, and assembly.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment's established chilling-effect doctrine—under which a credible government threat that deters the exercise of fundamental rights constitutes a complete and independently actionable constitutional injury—is displaced by Williamson County's land-use finality requirement when a plaintiff alleges that government threats both before and after a Planning Commission meeting chilled religious exercise, worship, and assembly

Docket Entries

2026-04-10
Amicus brief of The Manhattan Institute submitted.
2026-04-10
Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
2026-04-10
Brief amici curiae of Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute, et al. filed.
2026-04-10
Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
2026-04-10
Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
2026-04-10
Brief amici curiae of Agudath Israel of America, et al. filed. (Resubmitted)
2026-04-10
Brief amici curiae of National Jewish Advocacy Center, et al. filed.
2026-04-10
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
2026-04-10
Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
2026-04-10
Amicus brief of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the General Council of the Assemblies of God, and the General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventists submitted.
2026-04-10
Amicus brief of Agudath Israel of America and Ratio Christi submitted.
2026-04-10
Amicus brief of Protect the First Foundation submitted.
2026-04-10
Amicus brief of National Jewish Advocacy Center, The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, and The National Council of Young Israel submitted.
2026-04-10
Amicus brief of Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty submitted.
2026-04-10
Amicus brief of American Center for Law and Justice submitted.
2026-03-18
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Justice Institute filed.
2026-03-18
Amicus brief of Pacific Justice Institute submitted.
2026-03-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 11, 2026.
2026-03-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2026 to May 11, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-03-12
Motion of University of Heights, Ohio, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2026-03-11
Response Requested. (Due April 10, 2026)
2026-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-02-24
Waiver of right of respondent University of Heights, Ohio, et al. to respond filed.
2026-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)

Attorneys

Advancing American Freedom
John Marc WheatAdvancing American Freedom, Inc., Amicus
Agudath Israel of America and Ratio Christi
Joshua Craig McDanielHarvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic, Amicus
American Center for Law and Justice
Jay Alan SekulowAmerican Center for Law and Justice, Amicus
Daniel Grand
Daniel Grand — Petitioner
Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
Sean Thomas Herbert DuttonKienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest PLC, Amicus
NATIONAL JEWISH ADVOCACY CENTER, THE UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA, AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG ISRAEL
Marc Arthur GreendorferNational Jewish Advocacy Center, Amicus
Pacific Justice Institute
Mishael Minnie PinePacific Justice Institute, Amicus
Protect the First Foundation
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
The Manhattan Institute
William Henry HurdEckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Amicus
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the General Council of the Assemblies of God, and the General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventists
Andrew Martin NussbaumFirst & Fourteenth PLLC, Amicus
University of Heights, Ohio, et al.
Frank H. ScialdoneMazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., Respondent