Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board
Emergency application for vacate the stay pending appeal is denied on April 25, 2022.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should vacate the stay issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that allowed the Fairfax County School Board to proceed with an admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology that challengers say discriminates against Asian American students.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Court allows elite Virginia high school to keep admissions policy while legal challenge continues (Amy Howe, April 25, 2022)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/08/2022 | Application (21A590) to vacate stay issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 04/08/2022 | Response to application (21A590) requested by the Chief Justice, due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. |
| 04/11/2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Liberty Justice Center. |
| 04/12/2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief in support of Applicant filed by Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| 04/13/2022 | Response to application from respondent Fairfax County School Board filed. |
| 04/15/2022 | Reply of applicant Coalition for TJ filed. |
| 04/25/2022 | Application (21A590) referred to the Court. |
| 04/25/2022 | Application (21A590) denied by the Court. The application to vacate the stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the application to vacate the stay. |