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The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. v. Will McRaney

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-60293 · judgment July 16, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 28, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–12%)

Before the decision, about 2.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

KATHLEEN I. CARRINGTON KEVIN R. PALMER DONNA BROWN JACOBS WILMER CUTLER PICKERING JOSHUA J. WIENER HALE AND DORR LLP BUTLER SNOW LLP 60 State Street 1020 Highland Colony Boston, MA 02109 Pkwy. Suite 1400 Ridgeland, MS 39157

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew Theodore Martens
WilmerHale

For respondent
Scott E. Gant
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jun 28 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 21 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
  3. Jun 16 2021
    Rescheduled.
  4. Jun 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
  5. May 28 2021
    Reply of petitioner The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
  6. May 26 2021
    Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
  7. May 20 2021
    Brief of respondent Will McRaney in opposition filed.
  8. Apr 21 2021
    Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah filed.
  9. Apr 21 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Professors Elizabeth A. Clark, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., Carl H. Esbeck, David F. Forte, Richard W. Garnett, Christopher C. Lund, Michael W. McConnell, Michael P. Moreland, Robert J. Pushaw, and David A. Skeel filed.
  10. Apr 20 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Agudath Israel of America and Torah Umesorah filed.
  11. Mar 25 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2021.
  12. Mar 25 2021
    Brief amici curiae of National Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
  13. Mar 24 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 21, 2021 to May 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Mar 22 2021
    Response Requested. (Due April 21, 2021)
  15. Mar 18 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention filed. (Distributed)
  16. Mar 12 2021
    Brief amici curiae of The American Association of Christian Schools & The Association of Christian Schools International filed. (Distributed)
  17. Mar 10 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
  18. Mar 04 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Will McRaney to respond filed.
  19. Mar 02 2021
    Waiver of Will McRaney of right to respond not accepted for filing. (March 04, 2021)
  20. Feb 26 2021
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc.
  21. Feb 17 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2021)