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Viewpoint Neutrality Now!, et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-1346 · judgment July 25, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 21, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 4%–13%)

Before the decision, about 1.8× 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 an Eighth Circuit decision below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

DEAN OF STUDENTS IN HIS RESPECTIVE OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ______________ ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ______________ PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI ______________ Erick G. Kaardal Counsel of Record Gregory M. Erickson MOHRMAN, KAARDAL & ERICKSON, P.A. 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3100 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Tel: (612) 341-1074 kaardal@mklaw.com erickson@mklaw.com Counsel for Petitioners

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erick G. Kaardal
Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A.

For respondent
Carrie Gallia
Senior Associate General Counsel

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A378

Proceedings

  1. Apr 21 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 26 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
  3. Mar 20 2025
    Reply of petitioners Viewpoint Neutrality Now!, et al. filed.
  4. Mar 06 2025
    Brief of respondents Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Mar 05 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2025 to March 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Mar 05 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 7, 2025, for all respondents.
  7. Feb 24 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 5, 2025, for all respondents.
  8. Feb 13 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2025 to March 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. (Received February 21, 2025)
  9. Jan 28 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 16, 2025 to February 18, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Jan 28 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 18, 2025, for all respondents.
  11. Dec 12 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2025)
  12. Oct 21 2024
    Application (24A378) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 12, 2024.
  13. Oct 16 2024
    Application (24A378) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 23, 2024 to December 12, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.