Texas v. California

Motion for leave to file bill of complaint denied on April 26, 2021

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22o153	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether California"s sanctions against Texas and Texans " prohibiting state-funded or state-sponsored travel to Texas because Texas protects the religious freedom of faith-based child welfare providers within its borders " are born of religious animus and violate the Constitution"s privileges and immunities clause, interstate commerce clause and guarantee of equal protection. CVSG: 12/4/2020.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/10/2020	Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed.
03/12/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2020 to May 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/18/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted, and the time is extended to and including May 11, 2020.
04/13/2020	Brief amicus curiae of West Virginia, Kansas, Tennessee, and 16 Other States filed.
05/11/2020	Brief of defendant California in opposition filed.
05/20/2020	Reply of plaintiff Texas filed.
05/26/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
06/15/2020	The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
12/04/2020	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
12/23/2020	Supplemental brief of defendant California filed.
12/23/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
12/24/2020	Supplemental brief of plaintiff Texas filed.
01/11/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
01/19/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
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.
04/12/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
04/19/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
04/26/2021	Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from denial of motion for leave to file complaint. (Detached Opinion)