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Hilsenrath v. Chathams School District Board of Education

Petition for certiorari denied on December 8, 2025

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-256 3d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2025

Issue: (1) Whether a public school violates the establishment clause by assigning content that proselytizes for, extols, and gives favored treatment to Islam (or any other religion) that conflicts with the religious beliefs of parents and their children; (2) whether, given the “complementary purposes” of the religion clauses, the protection that the establishment clause provides to parents and their children in public schools under Edwards and Lee is coextensive with the protection the free exercise clause provides them under Mahmoud and, therefore, prohibits public schools from assigning, without notice, content that conflicts with their religious beliefs.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/02/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2025)
10/01/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 6, 2025 to November 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
10/03/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2025.
11/04/2025Brief of respondent Chathams School District Board of Education in opposition filed.
11/17/2025Reply of petitioner Libby Hilsenrath, on behalf of her minor child, C.H. filed. (Distributed)
11/18/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
12/08/2025Petition DENIED.