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New Mexico Association of Nonpublic Schools v. Moses

Petition granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of New Mexico for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer on June 27, 2017.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-1409 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether applying a Blaine Amendment to exclude religious organizations from a state textbook lending program violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/29/2016Application (15A896) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2016 to May 15, 2016, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
03/04/2016Application (15A896) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 16, 2016.
05/16/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2016)
06/09/2016Brief of respondents Cathy Moses, et al. in opposition filed.
06/28/2016Reply of petitioner New Mexico Association of Non-public Schools filed.
06/29/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
06/26/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017.
06/27/2017Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 582 U. S. ___ (2017).
07/31/2017MANDATE ISSUED.
07/31/2017JUDGMENT ISSUED.