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Davis v. Ermold

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on November 10, 2025.

Docket No.25-125
Op. Below6th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the First Amendment free exercise clause provides an affirmative defense to tort liability based solely on emotional distress damages with no actual damages in the same manner as the free speech clause under Snyder v. Phelps; (2) whether a government official stripped of Eleventh Amendment immunity and sued in her individual capacity based solely on emotional distress damages with no actual damages is entitled to assert individual capacity and personal First Amendment defenses in the same or similar manner as any other individual defendant like in Snyder; and (3) whether Obergefell v. Hodges and substantive due process should be overturned.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jul 24, 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2025)
Aug 4, 2025
Waiver of right of respondent David Ermold, et al. to respond filed.
Aug 6, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Aug 7, 2025
Response Requested. (Due September 8, 2025)
Aug 12, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 8, 2025 to October 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 13, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 8, 2025, for all respondents.
Aug 13, 2025
Response to motion from petitioner Kim Davis, individually filed.
Sep 5, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed.
Sep 8, 2025
Brief amici curiae of National Organization for Marriage, et al. filed.
Sep 26, 2025
Motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - October 01, 2025)
Sep 26, 2025
Motion for leave to file out of time amicus brief in support of neither party filed by Foundation for Moral Law. (Corrected)
Oct 8, 2025
Brief of respondents David Ermold, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 22, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
Oct 22, 2025
Reply of petitioner Kim Davis filed. (Distributed)
Nov 5, 2025
Supplemental brief of petitioner Kim Davis filed.
Nov 10, 2025
Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Foundation for Moral Law DENIED.
Nov 10, 2025
Petition DENIED.

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