Decided

No. 25-133

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

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Docket Entries

Judgment Issued.

Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Mahmoud</i> v. <i>Taylor</i>, 606 U. S. 522 (2025).

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.

Reply of petitioners Joseph Miller, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents James V. McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 3, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2025 to November 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Foothills Christian Church filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Young America’s Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Stephanie Barclay filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Catholic Bioethics Center, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of America's Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Florida filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Informed Consent filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Association of Christian Schools International filed.

Brief amici curiae of Parental Rights Foundation, et al. filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)

Application (24A987) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until July 31, 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.

Parties

Joseph Miller, Ezra Wengerd, Jonas Smucker, Dygert Road School, Pleasant View School, Shady Lane School, Petitioner, represented by Scott A. Keller

James V. McDonald, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Betty A. Rosa, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, Respondent, represented by Barbara Dale Underwood

Amici Curiae

Advocates for Faith and Freedom, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erin Elizabeth Mersino

American Hindu Jewish Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew Casimir Gresik

America's Frontline Doctors and Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., J.D., Amicus Curiae, represented by David Anthony Dalia

Association of Christian Schools International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Carmine Gennarro Iaccarino

Foothills Christian Church, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Raymond Kraus

Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew A. Schwartz

Navy Seals Gabriel Lynch, Chad Gates, Paul Drew Forsberg, and Shawn Nielsen, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kurt Andrew Johnson

Old Order Amish Bishop Elmer Stoltzfus, Amicus Curiae, represented by Randall L. Wenger

Parental Rights Foundation and The Wagner Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Wagner

Physicians for Informed Consent, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory James Glaser

State of Alabama and 20 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alexander Barrett Bowdre

State of Florida, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Paul DeSousa

Stephanie Barclay, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Steven Gregory

The National Catholic Bioethics Center, The Catholic Medical Association, The National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Albert Wald

Thomas More Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas L. Brejcha Jr.

Young America’s Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Madison Leigh Hahn

 
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