Small v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water
Petition for certiorari denied on April 5, 2021
Issue: Whether Trans World Airlines Inc. v. Hardison, which stated that employers suffer an "undue hardship" in accommodating an employee"s religious exercise whenever doing so would require them "to bear more than a de minimis cost," misinterprets 42 U.S.C. " 2000e(j) " which specifies that ""religion" includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee"s or prospective employee"s religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer"s business" " and should be overruled.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/15/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2020) |
| 07/10/2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jason Small. |
| 07/17/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Muslim Advocates and The Sikh Coalition filed. |
| 07/17/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, National Association of Evangelicals, Association of Christian Schools International, Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, Queens Federation of Churches filed. |
| 07/20/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Religious Liberty Scholars et al. filed. |
| 07/20/2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs, et al. filed. |
| 08/05/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| 08/19/2020 | Response Requested. (Due September 18, 2020) |
| 09/01/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2020 to October 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 09/01/2020 | Response to motion from petitioner Jason Small filed. |
| 09/03/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is extended to and including October 16, 2020. |
| 10/16/2020 | Brief of respondent Memphis Light, Gas & Water in opposition filed. |
| 11/03/2020 | Reply of petitioner Jason Small filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/04/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020. |
| 11/18/2020 | Rescheduled. |
| 11/30/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020. |
| 12/01/2020 | Rescheduled. |
| 12/07/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| 12/09/2020 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/04/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 01/05/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/11/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| 01/12/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/19/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| 01/19/2021 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/12/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| 02/22/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| 03/01/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| 03/15/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| 03/22/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021. |
| 03/29/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021. |
| 04/05/2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |