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Joseph Miller, et al. v. James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-681 · judgment March 3, 2025


GVR'd · December 8, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a Second Circuit decision below.

Question presented

AARON SIRI MARY ELIZABETH MILLER ELIZABETH A. BREHM SHANNON G. DENMARK WALKER D. MOLLER LEHOTSKY KELLER COHN LLP SIRI & GLIMSTAD LLP 200 Massachusetts Ave. NW 745 Fifth Ave. Suite 700 Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 New York, NY 10151 JORDAN LORENCE CHRISTOPHER D. WIEST FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE CHRIS WIEST, ATTORNEY AT 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW LAW, PLLC Suite 1410 50 East Rivercenter Blvd. Washington, DC 20004 Suite 1280 Covington, KY 41011 Counsel for Petitioners

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Scott A. Keller
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP

For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
16 cert-stage

Linked docket
24A987

Proceedings

  1. Jan 09 2026
    Judgment Issued.
  2. Dec 08 2025
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U. S. 522 (2025).
  3. Nov 18 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  4. Nov 17 2025
    Reply of petitioners Joseph Miller, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Nov 03 2025
    Brief of respondents James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Sep 19 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 3, 2025.
  7. Sep 18 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.
  9. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.
  10. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.
  11. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
  12. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.
  13. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Young America’s Foundation filed.
  14. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.
  15. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amici curiae of National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.
  16. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, et al. filed.
  17. Sep 03 2025
    Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
  18. Sep 02 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
  19. Sep 02 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.
  20. Sep 02 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.
  21. Sep 02 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
  22. Sep 02 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.
  23. Aug 20 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Parental Rights Foundation, et al. filed.
  24. Aug 14 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.
  25. Aug 13 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  26. Jul 31 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)
  27. Apr 17 2025
    Application (24A987) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
  28. Apr 14 2025
    Application (24A987) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.