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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1197 5th Cir. Nov 10, 2025 TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: Whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/03/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2024)
05/22/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 6, 2024 to July 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
05/24/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 8, 2024. See Rule 30.1.
06/06/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Tayba Foundation filed.
06/06/2024Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Denny Autrey filed.
06/06/2024Brief amici curiae of Seven Religious Liberty Scholars filed.
06/06/2024Brief amicus curiae of Byron R. Johnson filed.
06/06/2024Brief amici curiae of 33 Religious Organizations filed.
06/06/2024Brief amicus curiae of Agudath Israel of America filed.
06/06/2024Brief amici curiae of Bruderhof, et al. filed.
06/06/2024Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed. (June 14, 2024)
06/25/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 8, 2024 to August 7, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/26/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 7, 2024.
08/07/2024Brief of respondents Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al. in opposition filed.
08/20/2024Reply of petitioner Damon Landor filed. (Distributed)
08/21/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
10/07/2024The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
05/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
05/22/2025Supplemental brief of respondents Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, et al. filed. (Distributed)
05/27/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
06/16/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
06/23/2025Petition GRANTED.
06/30/2025Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
07/16/2025Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 1, 2025.
08/12/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 10, 2025.
08/21/2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
08/25/2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
08/27/2025Brief of petitioner Damon Landor filed.
08/27/2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
09/02/2025Amicus brief of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty submitted.
09/03/2025Amicus brief of American Center for Law and Justice submitted.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Seven Religious Liberty Scholars filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of The Bruderhof, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Former Correctional Officials filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Major Religious Denominations filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of National Police Accountability Project filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Rights Behind Bars, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Hindu American Foundation filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Byron R. Johnson filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Ted Cruz, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Dr. Denny Autrey, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Agudath Israel of America filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Rastafari Scholars filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of 44 Religious Organizations filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
09/15/2025Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and available with the Clerk.