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Grace Bible Fellowship, et al. v. Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-1148 · judgment March 29, 2024
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a Tenth Circuit decision below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether plaintiffs seeking only declaratory relief, w ithout alleg ing an “ongoing” or “ imminent” or “continuing” deprivation of constitutional rights, lack an Article III controversy such that, despite actual injuries, they lack standing and fail to state a claim.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rebecca R. Messall
Messall Law Firm, LLC
For respondent
Andrew David Ringel
Hall & Evans, LLC
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
24A64
Order
Order list, October 15, 2024 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 15 2024Petition DENIED.
- Sep 25 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
- Sep 18 2024Waiver of right of respondent Michael Rourke to respond filed.
- Sep 12 2024Waiver of right of respondent Governor Jared Polis and Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan to respond filed.
- Aug 26 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2024)
- Jul 19 2024Application (24A64) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 24, 2024.
- Jul 15 2024Application (24A64) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 25, 2024 to September 23, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.