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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


Certiorari denied · October 15, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A64

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 25 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
  3. Sep 18 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Michael Rourke to respond filed.
  4. Sep 12 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Governor Jared Polis and Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan to respond filed.
  5. Aug 26 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2024)
  6. Jul 19 2024
    Application (24A64) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 24, 2024.
  7. Jul 15 2024
    Application (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.