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Rowan County, North Carolina v. Lund

Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-565 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether legislative prayer delivered by legislators comports with the Supreme Court's decisions in Town of Greece v. Galloway and Marsh v. Chambers as the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has held, or does not, as the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has held.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/12/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2017)
10/26/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2017, for all respondents.
10/27/2017Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rowan County, North Carolina
11/10/2017Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
11/13/2017Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
11/15/2017Brief amicus curiae of Pittsylvania County, Virginia filed.
11/15/2017Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 20 other States, et al. filed.
11/15/2017Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
11/15/2017Brief amici curiae of 103 State Legislators filed.
12/15/2017Brief of respondents Nancy Lund, et al. in opposition filed.
12/29/2017Reply of petitioner Rowan County, North Carolina filed.
01/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
01/18/2018Rescheduled.
02/05/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
02/14/2018Rescheduled.
02/15/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
03/01/2018Rescheduled.
03/12/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
03/15/2018Rescheduled.
03/19/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/22/2018Rescheduled.
03/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
03/28/2018Rescheduled.
04/09/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
04/12/2018Rescheduled.
04/16/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
04/18/2018Rescheduled.
04/23/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
04/26/2018Rescheduled.
05/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
05/09/2018Rescheduled.
05/14/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
05/16/2018Rescheduled.
05/21/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018.
05/23/2018Rescheduled.
05/29/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
05/30/2018Rescheduled.
06/04/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
06/06/2018Rescheduled.
06/11/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
06/13/2018Rescheduled.
06/18/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
06/27/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
06/28/2018Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
07/23/2018Petition for Rehearing filed.
08/02/2018DISTRIBUTED.
08/24/2018Rehearing DENIED.