Faith Bible Chapel International v. Tucker
Petition for certiorari denied on June 12, 2023
Issues: (1) Whether the First Amendment’s “ministerial exception” should be understood as an immunity from judicial interference in church employment decisions falling within the exception, or instead as a mere defense against liability; and (2) whether the ministerial exception applies here to bar employment-discrimination claims by a school chaplain who led chapel services, taught in the Bible department, and provided spiritual guidance and counseling to students.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Feb 03 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2023) |
| Feb 10 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2023 to April 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 13 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 10, 2023. |
| Feb 15 2023 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Faith Bible Chapel International filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Brigham Young University, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Religious Liberty Professors Mark Chopko, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Law & Religion Scholars filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Association of Christian Schools International, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Former EEOC General Counsel and Religious Nondiscrimination Expert filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed. |
| Mar 10 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Oklahoma, et al. filed. |
| Apr 10 2023 | Brief of respondent Gregory Tucker in opposition filed. |
| Apr 25 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023. |
| Apr 28 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| May 01 2023 | Reply of petitioner Faith Bible Chapel International filed. |
| May 09 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023. |
| May 23 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| May 30 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023. |
| May 31 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 05 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023. |
| Jun 12 2023 | Petition DENIED. |
