Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd
Petition for certiorari denied on February 28, 2022
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 21-145 |
Mass. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2021 |
Issues: (1) Whether professors at religious colleges
perform ministerial functions when the college exists
to spread its faith, and the college requires faculty, as
a primary component of their position, to integrate
Christian doctrine into their work and academic
disciplines, engage in teaching and scholarship from
a decidedly religious perspective, and serve as
advisors and mentors for student spiritual formation; and (2) whether the First Amendment requires courts
to defer to the good-faith characterization of a ministerial position by a religious organization or church.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Aug 02 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021) |
| Aug 10 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gordon College, et al. |
| Aug 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2021 to November 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 16 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2021. |
| Aug 17 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Margaret DeWeese-Boyd |
| Aug 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Agudath Israel of America filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Cardinal Newman Society, et al. filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Association of Classical Christian Schools, et al. filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Benedictine College, et al. filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed. |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute filed. |
| Nov 01 2021 | Brief of respondent Margaret DeWeese-Boyd in opposition filed. |
| Nov 15 2021 | Reply of petitioners Gordon College, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 16 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021. |
| Nov 30 2021 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 06 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021. |
| Dec 07 2021 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 03 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Jan 04 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| Feb 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| Feb 28 2022 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, and Justice Barrett join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
