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Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Joel Frederic, et ux.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Kentucky, No. 2024-SC-0006 · judgment December 18, 2025
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether a land-use regulation that prohibits a religious institution from building a religious structure on its own property constitutes a “substantial burden” on religious exercise under the Substantial Burden Provision of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc(a).
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Whether a land-use regulation violates the Equal Terms Provision of RLUIPA, 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc(b)(1), by imposing express restrictions on religious assemblies or institutions that it does not impose on nonreligious assemblies or institutions.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Franklin Bash
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
For respondent
Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
16 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Sep 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Sep 01 2026Reply of petitioner Missionaries of Saint John The Baptist, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 14 2026Brief of respondents Joel Frederic, et ux. in opposition filed.
- Jul 01 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 14, 2026.
- Jun 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 15, 2026 to August 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 28 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 15, 2026.
- May 27 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 15, 2026 to July 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 14 2026Response Requested. (Due June 15, 2026)
- May 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
- Apr 27 2026Waiver of right of respondents Joel Frederic and Elizabeth Frederic to respond filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of The Muslim Public Affairs Council filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Coalition For Jewish Values filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Evangelicals filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, et al. filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Anash Inc., dba Wyoming Valley Yeshiva filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Free Exercise Clinic at Yale Law School filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Monsignor Charles M. Mangan filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of Sikh Coalition filed.
- Apr 27 2026Brief amicus curiae of The Priory of Saint Albert the Great filed.
- Apr 07 2026Brief amicus curiae of Liberty, Life and Law Foundation filed.
- Mar 18 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2026)