Miller v. Civil Rights Department
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on December 8, 2025.
Docket No.25-233
Op. BelowCal. Ct. App.
Issue
(1) Whether the free speech clause’s protection against compelled participation in a ceremony only applies where third parties would view that participation as expressing endorsement of the ceremony; (2) whether proving a lack of general applicability under the free exercise clause requires showing unfettered discretion or categorical exemptions for identical secular conduct; and (3) whether Employment Division v. Smith should be overruled.
Aug 26, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)Sep 2, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 4, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 29, 2025.
Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, et al. filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of NC Values Institute filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amici curiae of The National Legal Foundation, et al. filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amici curiae of 14 First Amendment Scholars filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.Oct 29, 2025Brief of respondent Civil Rights Department in opposition filed.Nov 12, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
Nov 12, 2025Reply of petitioners Catharine Miller, et al. filed. (Distributed)Dec 8, 2025Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Miller v. Civil Rights Department, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/miller-v-civil-rights-department/