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Community Baptist Church, et al. v. Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-1391 · judgment January 24, 2022
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, counsel with five or more prior petitions here, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether a statute requires strict scrutiny for facial and as-applied claims where officials invoke it as legal authority to issue mandates which deprive churches of free exercise, notice and hearing. Whether standing exists to enjoin federal officials, named as parties, from “participating with” state actors in conduct enjoined under Fed. R. Civ. P. 65 for violating 42 U.S.C. §1983.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rebecca R. Messall
Messall Law Firm, LLC
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- May 31 2022Petition DENIED.
- May 10 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
- May 05 2022Waiver of right of Federal Respondents to respond filed.
- May 04 2022Waiver of right of respondents Governor Jared Polis; Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to respond filed.
- Apr 15 2022Application (21A580) denied by Justice Gorsuch.
- Apr 01 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2022)
- Apr 01 2022Application (21A580) to recall and stay pending disposition of the petition for writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.