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Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd

Petition for certiorari denied on February 28, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-145 Mass. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether professors at religious colleges perform ministerial functions when the college exists to spread its faith, and the college requires faculty, as a primary component of their position, to integrate Christian doctrine into their work and academic disciplines, engage in teaching and scholarship from a decidedly religious perspective, and serve as advisors and mentors for student spiritual formation; and (2) whether the First Amendment requires courts to defer to the good-faith characterization of a ministerial position by a religious organization or church.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/02/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2021)
08/10/2021Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gordon College, et al.
08/13/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2021 to November 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
08/16/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2021.
08/17/2021Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Margaret DeWeese-Boyd
08/31/2021Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
09/02/2021Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Agudath Israel of America filed.
09/02/2021Brief amici curiae of The Cardinal Newman Society, et al. filed.
09/02/2021Brief amici curiae of Association of Classical Christian Schools, et al. filed.
09/02/2021Brief amici curiae of Benedictine College, et al. filed.
09/02/2021Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
09/02/2021Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed.
09/02/2021Brief amicus curiae of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference filed.
09/02/2021Brief amici curiae of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. filed.
09/02/2021Brief amicus curiae of Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute filed.
11/01/2021Brief of respondent Margaret DeWeese-Boyd in opposition filed.
11/15/2021Reply of petitioners Gordon College, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/16/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
11/30/2021Rescheduled.
12/06/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
12/07/2021Rescheduled.
01/03/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
01/04/2022Rescheduled.
01/10/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
01/18/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
02/11/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
02/22/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
02/28/2022Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, and Justice Barrett join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)