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George Q. Ricks v. Idaho Contractors Board, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Idaho, No. 45396 · judgment December 3, 2018

Certiorari denied · June 28, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Court should revisit its holding in Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), that the Free Exercise Clause generally requires no religious exemptions from laws that are neutral and generally applicable.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric S. Baxter
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

For respondent
Leslie Marie Goemaere Hayes
Idaho Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 8 conferences

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Linked docket
18A1256

Proceedings

  1. Jun 28 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 21 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
  3. Jun 17 2021
    Supplemental brief of petitioner George Ricks filed. (Distributed)
  4. Feb 14 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
  5. Jan 21 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
  6. Jan 13 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
  7. Jan 06 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
  8. Dec 11 2019
    Rescheduled.
  9. Dec 09 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
  10. Dec 03 2019
    Rescheduled.
  11. Nov 20 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
  12. Nov 19 2019
    Reply of petitioner George Ricks filed.
  13. Nov 19 2019
    Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under to Rule 15.5 filed.
  14. Nov 06 2019
    Brief of respondents Idaho Contractors Board, et al. in opposition filed.
  15. Oct 07 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
  16. Sep 27 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 6, 2019.
  17. Sep 24 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 7, 2019 to November 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  18. Sep 06 2019
    Response Requested. (Due October 7, 2019)
  19. Aug 28 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  20. Aug 15 2019
    Proof of service filed with respect to brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin.
  21. Aug 12 2019
    Brief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. filed.
  22. Aug 12 2019
    Brief amici curiae of Ten Legal Scholars filed.
  23. Aug 12 2019
    Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
  24. Aug 12 2019
    Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and Asma T. Uddin filed.
  25. Aug 12 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Idaho Contractors Board to respond filed.
  26. Jul 10 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
  27. Jun 03 2019
    Application (18A1256) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 10, 2019.
  28. May 31 2019
    Application (18A1256) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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