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Cambridge Christian School, Inc. v. Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc.

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on November 17, 2025.

Docket No.24-1261
Op. Below11th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe compels a finding of government speech where two private Christian schools sought to engage in communal prayer over a loudspeaker before a football game organized by a state athletic association that otherwise permitted a wide array of private speech over the loudspeaker, and should therefore be overruled in light of this court’s later holdings; and (2) whether the endorsement factor of the government-speech doctrine revives the “endorsement test offshoot” of Lemon v. Kurtzman that “this Court long ago abandoned,” by providing a special veto for a private party’s religious speech on any government owned platform.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Apr 18, 2025
Application (24A1024) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 7, 2025 to June 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Apr 22, 2025
Application (24A1024) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 6, 2025.
Jun 6, 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2025)
Jun 17, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Liberty, Life and Law Foundation filed.
Jul 2, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Josh Turner filed.
Jul 8, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Robertson Center for Constitutional Law filed.
Jul 9, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Amicus brief of American Center for Law and Justice not accepted for filing. (July 10, 2025)
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed (corrected brief).
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of The Religious Freedom Institute filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys General filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Awaken Church filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of National Religious Broadcasters filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Christian Football Coaches & Players filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of The American Legion filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Joseph Kennedy filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amici curiae of American Christian Schools International, et al. filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Will Weatherford filed.
Jul 10, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
Jul 23, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Jul 28, 2025
Response Requested. (Due August 27, 2025)
Aug 18, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2025 to October 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 20, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2025.
Oct 14, 2025
Brief of respondent Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc. in opposition filed.
Oct 24, 2025
Reply of petitioner Cambridge Christian School, Inc. filed.
Oct 29, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
Nov 17, 2025
Petition DENIED.

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