Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2021.
Docket No.19-66
Op. BelowIdaho Ct. App.
Issue
Whether the Supreme Court should revisit its holding in Employment Division v. Smith that the free exercise clause generally requires no religious exemptions from laws that are neutral and generally applicable.
May 31, 2019Application (18A1256) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jun 3, 2019Application (18A1256) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 10, 2019.
Jul 10, 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)Aug 12, 2019Brief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. filed.Aug 12, 2019Brief amici curiae of Ten Legal Scholars filed.Aug 12, 2019Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.Aug 12, 2019Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin filed.Aug 12, 2019Waiver of right of respondent Idaho Contractors Board to respond filed.Aug 15, 2019Proof of service filed with respect to brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin.Aug 28, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Sep 6, 2019Response Requested. (Due October 7, 2019)
Sep 24, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 7, 2019 to November 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.Sep 27, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 6, 2019.
Oct 7, 2019Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.Nov 6, 2019Brief of respondents Idaho Contractors Board, et al. in opposition filed.Nov 19, 2019Reply of petitioner George Ricks filed.Nov 19, 2019Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under to Rule 15.5 filed.Nov 20, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
Dec 3, 2019Rescheduled.
Dec 9, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
Dec 11, 2019Rescheduled.
Jan 6, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Jan 13, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
Jan 21, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
Feb 14, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Jun 17, 2021Supplemental brief of petitioner George Ricks filed. (Distributed)Jun 21, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
Jun 28, 2021Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/ricks-v-idaho-contractors-board/