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Miller v. McDonald

Petition for a writ of certiorari granted on December 8, 2025. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit for further consideration in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor.

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-133 2d Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: (1) Whether a law that categorically disallows religious exemptions but permits secular exemptions and other comparable secular activity violates the Free Exercise Clause as applied to the Amish parents and schools at issue; and (2) whether Employment Division v. Smith should be reconsidered.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/14/2025Application (24A987) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
04/17/2025Application (24A987) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
07/31/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)
08/13/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
08/14/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.
08/20/2025Brief amici curiae of Parental Rights Foundation, et al. filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.
09/02/2025Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
09/02/2025Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Young America’s Foundation filed.
09/03/2025Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, et al. filed.
09/03/2025Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
09/18/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
09/19/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 3, 2025.
11/03/2025Brief of respondents James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al. in opposition filed.
11/17/2025Reply of petitioners Joseph Miller, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/18/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
12/08/2025Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U. S. 522 (2025).