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JonMichael Guy v. Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Wyoming, No. S-18-0231, S-18-0263 · judgment July 9, 2019

Certiorari denied · March 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–12%)

Before the decision, about 1.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing one or two dissents, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

When a government official discriminates against a belief that is sincere and religious to the victim, and is therefore protected by the Religion Clauses, does qualified immunity turn on whether the appellate judiciary has “clearly established” the victim’s belief system as a “religion”? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center

For respondent
Michael James McGrady
Wyoming Attorney General's Office

Case

Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Linked docket
19A319

Order
Order list, March 9, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 09 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 19 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
  3. Feb 18 2020
    Reply of petitioner JonMichael Guy filed.
  4. Feb 07 2020
    Brief of respondents Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Jan 08 2020
    Response Requested. (Due February 7, 2020)
  6. Jan 08 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Advocates filed.(Distributed)
  7. Jan 08 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.(Distributed)
  8. Dec 30 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
  9. Dec 30 2019
    Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al.
  10. Dec 20 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Robert O. Lampert, Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections, et al. to respond filed.
  11. Dec 06 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2020)
  12. Sep 20 2019
    Application (19A319) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until December 6, 2019.
  13. Sep 18 2019
    Application (19A319) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
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