Decided

No. 06-157

Jay F. Hein, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C.J., and Kennedy, J., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thoma (orders list)

Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D.C.

Reply of petitioners Dennis Grace, Acting Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Legal and Religious Historians and Law Scholars Paul Finkelman, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Center for Inquiry, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Atheists, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Congress and American Jewish Committee filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Wisconsin. (1 box)

CIRCULATED.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for Seventh Circuit. (1 envelope)

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioners Dennis Grace, Acting Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of We Care America filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Christian Legal Society filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 28, 2007.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the Solicitor General.

Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioners is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2007. The brief of respondents is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before (orders list)

Reply of petitioners Jay F. Hein, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 1, 2006.

Brief of respondent Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 2, 2006.

Response Requested . (Due October 19, 2006)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 6, 2006.

Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.

Waiver of right of respondents Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al. to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2006)

Parties

Dennis Grace, Acting Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al., Petitioner, represented by Paul D. Clement

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Richard L. Bolton

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Andrew J. Pincus

Amici Curiae

American Atheists, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Lawrence Corn-Revere

American Center for Law and Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow

American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Anne Harkavy

American Jewish Congress and American Jewish Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc D. Stern

Christian Legal Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory S. Baylor

Foundation for Moral Law, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory M. Jones

Indiana, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas M. Fisher

Jay F. Hein, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Irvin B. Nathan

Legal and Religious Historians and Law Scholars Paul Finkelman, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew M. Shors

We Care America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin W. Bull

 
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