Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

Pending petition

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-12	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Issue: Whether public school teachers and coaches retain any First Amendment rights when at work and "in the general presence of" students.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

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Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, July 16, 2018)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/09/2018	Application (17A1086) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 25, 2018 to May 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
04/10/2018	Application (17A1086) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 25, 2018.
05/10/2018	Application (17A1086) to extend further the time from May 25, 2018 to June 24, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
05/15/2018	Application (17A1086) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until June 24, 2018.
06/25/2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 1, 2018)
07/03/2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Joseph A. Kennedy.
07/23/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
07/24/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
07/27/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
07/31/2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 31, 2018.
08/01/2018	Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
08/01/2018	Brief amicus curiae of The Texas High School Coaches Association filed.
08/01/2018	Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
08/01/2018	Brief amicus curiae of Robert Cleckler Bowden filed.
08/01/2018	Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed.
08/21/2018	Brief of respondent Bremerton School District in opposition filed.
09/05/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
09/05/2018	Reply of petitioner Joseph A. Kennedy filed. (Distributed)
09/20/2018	Rescheduled.
10/01/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
10/02/2018	Rescheduled.
10/09/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
10/22/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
10/29/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
11/05/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
11/13/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
11/26/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
12/03/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
12/20/2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
01/14/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
01/22/2019	Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)