Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta
Consolidated with:
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-255 | 9th Cir. | Apr 26, 2021 | Jul 1, 2021 | 6-3 | Roberts | OT 2020 |
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit"s judgment, which vacated the district court"s injunction of California"s compelled disclosure of Schedule Bs as not narrowly tailored to the state"s interest in investigating charitable misconduct, is reversed, and the cases are remanded.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on July 1, 2021. Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett joined the court's opinion in full, Justices Alito and Gorsuch joined except as to Part II"B"1, and Justice Thomas joined except as to Parts II"B"1 and III"B. Justice Alito filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Gorsuch joined. Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Kagan joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Divided court invalidates California donor-disclosure rules (Amy Howe, July 1, 2021)
- Justices doubtful on California donor-disclosure requirement (Amy Howe, April 26, 2021)
- Justices to consider constitutionality of donor disclosure rule (Amy Howe, April 25, 2021)
- Justices grant review in 14 new cases but dont act on hot-button issues (Amy Howe, January 9, 2021)
- Justices to take up case involving faith-based adoption agencies and same-sex couples (Amy Howe, February 24, 2020)
- Relist Watch (John Elwood, February 7, 2020)
- Status Quo Watch (John Elwood, January 22, 2020)
- Relist Watch (John Elwood, January 14, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/03/2019 | Application (18A1268) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 27, 2019 to August 26, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| 06/05/2019 | Application (18A1268) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 26, 2019. |
| 08/26/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2019) |
| 08/28/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Thomas More Law Center. |
| 09/09/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 25, 2019 to October 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 09/11/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2019. |
| 09/24/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Proposition 8 Legal Defense Fund filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Hispanic Leadership Fund filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Philanthropy Roundtable, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amici curiae of 24 Family Policy Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Free Speech Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation, Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Foundation for Michigan Freedom and Texas Public Policy Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| 09/25/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. VIDED. |
| 10/03/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2019 to November 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/07/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 25, 2019. |
| 11/25/2019 | Brief of respondent Xavier Becerra in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 12/10/2019 | Reply of petitioner Thomas More Law Center filed. VIDED. |
| 12/11/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| 01/13/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020. |
| 01/21/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020. |
| 02/14/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020. |
| 02/24/2020 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| 11/24/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. |
| 12/08/2020 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Thomas More Law Center filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/09/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 12/09/2020 | Supplemental brief of respondent Xavier Becerra filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 01/08/2021 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-251 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| 01/08/2021 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-251. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-251. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| 03/12/2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 26, 2021. VIDED. |
| 03/15/2021 | Record requested. |
| 03/15/2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| 03/30/2021 | CIRCULATED |
| 04/26/2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Derek L. Shaffer, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Aimee A. Feinberg, Deputy Solicitor General, Sacramento, Cal. VIDED. |
| 07/01/2021 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part II– B–1. Kavanaugh and Barrett, JJ., joined that opinion in full, Alito and Gorsuch, JJ., joined except as to Part II–B–1, and Thomas, J., joined except as to Parts II–B–1 and III–B. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined. VIDED. |
| 08/02/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |