| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-203 | Mo. Ct. App. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2023 |
Issues: (1) Whether the 14th Amendment prohibits relying on stereotypes about religious views to strike jurors; (2) whether a violation under Batson v. Kentucky is structural or is subject to harmless-error review; and (3) whether, in the context of jury selection, the 14th Amendment protects both religious status and religious belief, religious status only, or neither.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Jun 21 2023 | Application (22A1112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2023 to September 1, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| Jun 26 2023 | Application (22A1112) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 1, 2023. |
| Aug 31 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2023) |
| Oct 04 2023 | Brief of respondent Jean Finney in opposition filed. |
| Oct 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed. |
| Oct 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed. |
| Oct 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. |
| Oct 17 2023 | Reply of petitioner Missouri Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 18 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023. |
| Nov 01 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 06 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023. |
| Nov 08 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 13 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023. |
| Nov 16 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 27 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023. |
| Nov 30 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Dec 06 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| 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. Statement of Justice Alito respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
