Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board
Petition for certiorari denied on February 20, 2024
Issue: Whether the Fairfax County School Board violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause when it overhauled the admissions criteria at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Aug 21 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2023) |
| Aug 29 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2023 to October 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 31 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2023. |
| Sep 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
| Sep 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Sep 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Equal Opportunity filed. |
| Sep 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Rights Project, et al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center and Momoko Takahashi filed. |
| Sep 21 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Officials of The Department of Education’s Office For Civil Rights filed. |
| Sep 22 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed. |
| Sep 22 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Asian American Coalition for Education, et al. filed. |
| Sep 22 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, et al. filed. |
| Sep 22 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Sep 22 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Fairfax County Parents Association filed. |
| Sep 22 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. |
| Oct 23 2023 | Brief of respondent Fairfax County School Board in opposition filed. |
| Nov 01 2023 | Reply of petitioner Coalition for TJ filed. |
| Nov 08 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023. |
| Dec 01 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Jan 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024. |
| Jan 08 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024. |
| Jan 16 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024. |
| Feb 09 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024. |
| Feb 20 2024 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
