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Rims Barber, et al. v. Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 16-60477 · judgment June 22, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

For respondent
Jonathan F. Mitchell
Mitchell Law PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 29 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  3. Nov 28 2017
    Reply of petitioners Rims Barber, et al. filed.
  4. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amici curiae of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and National Center for Lesbian Rights filed.
  5. Nov 13 2017
    Brief of respondent Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Church-State Scholars filed. VIDED.
  7. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amici curiae of The Central Conference of American Rabbis, et al filed.
  8. Nov 01 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Rims Barber, et al.
  9. Oct 10 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2017)