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Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board

Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-66 Idaho Ct. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should revisit its holding in Employment Division v. Smith that the free exercise clause generally requires no religious exemptions from laws that are neutral and generally applicable.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/31/2019Application (18A1256) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
06/03/2019Application (18A1256) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 10, 2019.
07/10/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
08/12/2019Brief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. filed.
08/12/2019Brief amici curiae of Ten Legal Scholars filed.
08/12/2019Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
08/12/2019Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin filed.
08/12/2019Waiver of right of respondent Idaho Contractors Board to respond filed.
08/15/2019Proof of service filed with respect to brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin.
08/28/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
09/06/2019Response Requested. (Due October 7, 2019)
09/24/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 7, 2019 to November 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
09/27/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 6, 2019.
10/07/2019Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
11/06/2019Brief of respondents Idaho Contractors Board, et al. in opposition filed.
11/19/2019Reply of petitioner George Ricks filed.
11/19/2019Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under to Rule 15.5 filed.
11/20/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
12/03/2019Rescheduled.
12/09/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
12/11/2019Rescheduled.
01/06/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
01/13/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
01/21/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
02/14/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
06/17/2021Supplemental brief of petitioner George Ricks filed. (Distributed)
06/21/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
06/28/2021Petition DENIED.