Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Baton Rouge v. Mayeux
Petition for certiorari denied on January 20, 2015
Issue: Whether a court can pivot liability for a priest's failure to report certain communications to public authorities on the court's own determination of whether those communications constitute "confession per se," or whether it must respect the church's own view that such communications are confessional and absolutely protected from disclosure by the priest on penalty of automatic excommunication.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, January 17, 2015)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/31/2014 | Application (14A145) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 21, 2014 to September 30, 2014, submitted to Justice Scalia. |
| 08/20/2014 | Application (14A145) denied by Justice Scalia. |
| 08/21/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2014) |
| 09/12/2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioners. |
| 09/24/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 27, 2014, for all respondents. |
| 09/24/2014 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy. |
| 09/24/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Catholic Action for Faith and Family, et al. filed. |
| 09/25/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Belmont Abbey College, et al. filed. |
| 09/25/2014 | Brief amici curiae of The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, et al. filed. |
| 09/25/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of The Roman Catholic Bishops of the (Arch) Dioceses of Louisiana filed. |
| 10/27/2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 26, 2014. |
| 11/26/2014 | Brief of respondents Robert D. Mayeux and Lisa M. Mayeux in opposition filed. |
| 12/09/2014 | Reply of petitioners Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/10/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015. |
| 01/07/2015 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/12/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015. |
| 01/20/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy GRANTED. |
| 01/20/2015 | Petition DENIED. |