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Hile v. Michigan

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2024

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1084 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: (1) Whether Michigan"s constitutional amendment barring direct and indirect public financial support for parochial and other nonpublic schools violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause; and (2) whether the failure of a ballot proposal that would have authorized school vouchers and partially repealed the constitutional amendment purges the amendment of its religious animus for purpose of the equal protection clause.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/19/2024Application (23A683) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 4, 2024 to April 4, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
01/24/2024Application (23A683) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 4, 2024.
04/04/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2024)
04/25/2024Waiver of right of respondents State of Michigan, Gretchen E. Whitmer, Rachael Eubanks to respond filed.
04/30/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
05/08/2024Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)
05/08/2024Brief amici curiae of EdChoice and Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies filed. (Distributed)
05/08/2024Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
05/08/2024Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute and Notre Dame Education Project filed. (Distributed)
05/08/2024Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and The Buckeye Institute filed. (Distributed)
05/08/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Foundation for Government Accountability filed. (Distributed)
05/08/2024Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed)
05/13/2024Response Requested. (Due June 12, 2024)
05/15/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 12, 2024 to July 12, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
05/16/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2024.
07/12/2024Brief of respondents Michigan, et al. in opposition filed.
07/30/2024Reply of petitioners Jill Hile, et al. filed. (Distributed)
07/31/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
10/07/2024Petition DENIED.