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Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney

Petition for certiorari denied on February 20, 2024

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-203 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: (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.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/21/2023Application (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.
06/26/2023Application (22A1112) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 1, 2023.
08/31/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2023)
10/04/2023Brief of respondent Jean Finney in opposition filed.
10/05/2023Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
10/05/2023Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed.
10/05/2023Brief amicus curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.
10/17/2023Reply of petitioner Missouri Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
10/18/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023.
11/01/2023Rescheduled.
11/06/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
11/08/2023Rescheduled.
11/13/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
11/16/2023Rescheduled.
11/27/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
11/30/2023Rescheduled.
12/01/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
12/06/2023Rescheduled.
01/02/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
01/08/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
01/16/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
02/09/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
02/20/2024Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Alito respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)