High Plains Harvest Church v. Polis
Application for injunctive relief granted on Dec. 15, 2020. Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor, dissent.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should temporarily suspend, pending appeal, a Colorado regulation that caps attendance at houses of worship at 50 people in light of the COVID-19 pandemic as an unconstitutional infringement on the right to free exercise of religion under the First Amendment.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Justices revive religious groups' attempts to block COVID-related restrictions in Colorado, New Jersey (Amy Howe, December 15, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/04/2020 | Application (20A105) for injunctive relief, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| 12/04/2020 | Response to application (20A105) requested by Justice Gorsuch, due Wednesday, December 9, by 4 p.m. ET. |
| 12/04/2020 | Exhibits of High Plains Harvest Church, et al. not accepted for filing. (February 03, 2021) |
| 12/09/2020 | Response to application from respondents Jared Polis, et al. filed. |
| 12/11/2020 | Reply of applicants High Plains Harvest Church, et al. filed. |
| 12/15/2020 | Application (20A105) referred to the Court. |
| 12/15/2020 | The application for injunctive relief, presented to JUSTICE GORSUCH and by him referred to the Court, is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted. The August 10 order of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit with instructions to remand to the District Court for further consideration in light of Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, 592 U. S. ___ (2020). JUSTICE KAGAN, with whom JUSTICE BREYER and JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR join, dissenting. (Detached opinion) |
| 01/19/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |