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Daniel Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-3876 · judgment November 13, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Sixth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether the First Amendment's established chilling-effect doctrine-under which a credible government threat that deters the exercise of fundamental rights constitutes a complete and independently actionable constitutional injury-is displaced by Williamson Cnty.'s land-use finality requirement when a plaintiff alleges that government threats both before and after a Planning Commission meeting chilled religious exercise, worship, and assembly.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
For respondent
Lisa S. Blatt
Williams & Connolly LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 5 conferences
Amicus briefs
9 cert-stage · 3 merits
(3 supporting pet./neither)
Proceedings
- Sep 03 2026Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation; Tedford's Tenancy, LLC; Garnell Walls submitted.
- Aug 31 2026Brief amici curiae of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, et al. filed.
- Aug 31 2026Brief of petitioner Daniel Grand filed.
- Aug 31 2026Joint appendix filed.
- Aug 28 2026Rule 35.3 Notification Letter of City of University Heights, et al. submitted.
- Aug 06 2026Brief amicus curiae of NC Values Institute filed.
- Jul 28 2026Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2026. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 16, 2026. The reply brief is due to be filed pursuant to Rule 25.3.
- Jul 16 2026Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
- Jun 30 2026Petition GRANTED.
- Jun 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2026.
- Jun 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 16 2026Rescheduled.
- Jun 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- Jun 09 2026Rescheduled.
- May 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
- May 21 2026Reply of petitioner Daniel Grand filed. (Distributed)
- May 11 2026Brief of respondents City of University Heights, et al. in opposition filed.
- Apr 10 2026Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
- Apr 10 2026Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
- Apr 10 2026Brief amici curiae of National Jewish Advocacy Center, et al. filed.
- Apr 10 2026Amici brief of Agudath Israel of America, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be resubmitted - April 15, 2026)
- Apr 10 2026Brief amici curiae of Agudath Israel of America, et al. filed. (Resubmitted)
- Apr 10 2026Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
- Apr 10 2026Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
- Apr 10 2026Brief amici curiae of Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute, et al. filed.
- Apr 10 2026Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
- Mar 18 2026Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Justice Institute filed.
- Mar 13 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 11, 2026.
- Mar 12 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 10, 2026 to May 11, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 11 2026Response Requested. (Due April 10, 2026)
- Mar 04 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Feb 24 2026Waiver of right of respondent University of Heights, Ohio, et al. to respond filed.
- Feb 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)