Arlene’s Flowers Inc. v. Washington

Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on June 25, 2018.

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
17-108	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2017

Issue: (1) Whether the creation and sale of custom floral arrangements to celebrate a wedding ceremony is artistic expression, and, if so, whether compelling their creation violates the free speech clause; and (2) whether the compelled creation and sale of custom floral arrangements to celebrate a wedding and attendance of that wedding against one's religious beliefs violates the free exercise clause.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/04/2017	Application (16A961) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 17, 2017 to July 16, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
04/11/2017	Application (16A961) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 16, 2017.
07/14/2017	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2017)
07/21/2017	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
07/28/2017	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Washington on 08/11/2017
08/03/2017	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Curt Freed, et al. on 07/25/2017.
08/04/2017	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 20, 2017.
08/15/2017	Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.
08/16/2017	Brief amicus curiae of North Carolina Values Coalition and the Family Research Council filed.
08/18/2017	Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund For Religious Liberty filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amici curiae of The Washington State Catholic Conference, et al. filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amicus curiae of The Foundation for Moral Law filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amici curiae of International Christian Photographers, et al. filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amicus curiae of Legal Scholar Adam J. MacLeod filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Representatives filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amicus curiae of The Thomas More Society filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amici curiae of The Restoring Religious Freedom Project filed.
08/21/2017	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
10/20/2017	Brief of respondent Washington in opposition filed.
10/20/2017	Brief of respondents Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed in opposition filed.
11/08/2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
11/09/2017	Reply of petitioners Arlene's Flowers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/04/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
06/06/2018	Supplemental brief of petitioners Arlene's Flowers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/07/2018	Supplemental brief of respondents Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed filed. (Distributed)
06/11/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
06/13/2018	Supplemental brief of respondent Washington filed. (Distributed)
06/18/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
06/25/2018	Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
07/27/2018	MANDATE ISSUED.
07/27/2018	JUDGMENT ISSUED.