Decided
Pleasant Grove City, UT v. Summum
Judgment
Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Samuel Alito on Feb 25, 2009.
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Pleasant Grove City, Jim Danklef, Mark Atwood, Cindy Boyd, Mike Daniels, Darold McDade, Jeff Wilson, Carol Harmer, G. Keith Corry, and Frank Mills
- Brief for Respondent Summum, a Corporate Sole and Church
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Pleasant Grove City, Jim Danklef, Mark Atwood, Cindy Boyd, Mike Daniels, Darold McDade, Jeff Wilson, Carol Harmer, G. Keith Corry, and Frank Mills
Amicus briefs
- Brief for the City of New York in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Foundation for Free Expression in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Jewish Social Policy Action Network, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Thirteen Other States, and Puerto Rico in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Foundation for Moral Law, the National Clergy Council, and the Nations Capital in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the James Madison Center for Free Speech in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Catholic Lawyers Association in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc., the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the USA, Veterans of The Vietnam War, Inc. & The Veterans Coalition, and American Ex-Prisoners of War in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and Robert and Mildred Tong in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the National Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Faith and Action and Basic Life Principles in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Liberty Counsel in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the United States in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Cities of Casper, Wyoming; City of Norman, Oklahoma; City of Indianapolis, Indiana; City of Ogden, Utah; City of Lawton, Oklahoma; Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee; City Of Provo, Utah; City of Bismarck, North Dakota; and City of Colorado Springs, Colorado in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Alliance Defense Fund and the Family Research Council in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Rutherford Institute in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the American Jewish Congress in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Center for Inquiry and the Council for Secular Humanism in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the Boy Scouts of America in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the American Jewish Committee, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the Anti-Defamation League, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, and People for the American Way Foundation in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the American Humanist Association, the American Ethical Union, Atheist Alliance International, the Institute for Humanist Studies Secular Student Alliance, Society for Humanistic Judaism, and Unitarian Universalist Association in Support of Neither Party
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Related Coverage
Nov 20, 2007Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2007)
Dec 18, 2007Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 22, 2008.
Dec 20, 2007Brief amici curiae of Commonwealth of Virginia, Eight Other States, and Puerto Rico filed.
Dec 20, 2007Brief amici curiae of Cities of Casper, Wyoming, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Ogden, Utah filed.
Dec 20, 2007Brief amicus curiae of American Legion, et al. filed.
Jan 7, 2008Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 21, 2008.
Feb 21, 2008Brief of respondent Summum in opposition filed.
Mar 7, 2008Reply of petitioners Pleasant Grove City, Utah, et al. filed.
Mar 12, 2008DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2008.
Mar 31, 2008Petition GRANTED.
Apr 28, 2008Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Apr 29, 2008The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 16, 2008.
Apr 29, 2008The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 15, 2008.
May 1, 2008Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jun 12, 2008Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jun 16, 2008Brief of petitioners Pleasant Grove City, Utah, et al. filed.
Jun 19, 2008Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Free Expression filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of American Humanist Association, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Alliance Defense Fund, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Center for Inquiry, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of City of New York filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of Cities of Casper, Wyoming; Norman, Oklahoma, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Jewish Social Policy Action Network, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Moral Law, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Committee, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Faith and Action and Basic Life Principles filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of James Madison Center for Free Speech filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of Boy Scouts of America filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amici curiae of American Legion, et al. filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of American Catholic Lawyers Association filed.
Jun 23, 2008Brief amicus curiae of National Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 30, 2008Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jul 31, 2008CIRCULATED
Jul 31, 2008Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Aug 12, 2008Record received from U.S.C.A. for the Tenth Circuit. (1 box)
Aug 15, 2008Brief of respondent Summum filed. (Distributed)
Aug 18, 2008Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Aug 18, 2008SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
Aug 19, 2008Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Congress filed. (Distributed)
Sep 15, 2008Reply of petitioners Pleasant Grove City, Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 6, 2008Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Central District of Utah. (1 box) This record contains sealed documents.
Nov 12, 2008Argued. For petitioners: Jay A. Sekulow, Washington, D.C.; and Daryl Joseffer, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Pamela Harris, Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 2009Judgment REVERSED Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Souter, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
Mar 30, 2009JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 30, 2009Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for Tenth Circuit.
Jun 30, 2009Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Central District of Utah.
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