City of Bloomfield, New Mexico v. Felix
Petition for certiorari denied on October 16, 2017
Issues: (1) What standard should be used to evaluate establishment clause challenges to passive displays such as monuments; and (2) whether litigants have standing to challenge a monument on establishment clause grounds simply because they are offended by it.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Mar 10 2017 | Application (16A901) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 7, 2017 to July 6, 2017, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Mar 16 2017 | Application (16A901) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 6, 2017. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2017) |
| Jul 14 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Jul 25 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 8, 2017. |
| Aug 04 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
| Aug 07 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Wisconsin Institue for Law & Liberty filed. |
| Aug 09 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Jews for Religious Liberty filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Fraternal Order of Eagles filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States Congress filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Islam and Religious Freedom filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Ethics and Public Policy Center filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Aug 10 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation filed. |
| Sep 08 2017 | Brief of respondents Jane Felix, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Sep 22 2017 | Reply of petitioner City of Bloomfield filed. |
| Sep 27 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017. |
| Oct 16 2017 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
