If you were to try and diagram the journey of this particular case it would look like this:

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With the ° being it arriving at the Supreme Court.

But let me start at the beginning.

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Now again, a petition for a ‘writ of certiorari’ (or ‘cert’, as we in the biz shorthand it) is fancy lawyer-speak for "oh please won’t you hear our case?” If cert is denied, it means *nothing* about the merits of the case.

Davis applied for review by the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court JUST declined to review the case, leaving Obergefell as the law of the land!

The couple sued, Davis' appeal was rejected saying "In their 'private lives,' government officials are of course free to express their views and live according to their faith. But when an official wields state power against private citizens, her conscience must yield to the Constitution."

And *that* has to happen before there can be any other activity, such as a hearing.

So, no, Judge McFadden most certainly did *not* issue an order. Feel free to share this with anyone who says otherwise. ;~)

While ordinarily a defendant would have 21 days to respond, the U.S. government has 60 days to respond (Federal Rules of Civil Procedures Rule 12). That means that the House / Johnson has until Friday, December 26th, to respond to the complaint.

The lawsuit, which is actually "Arizona v. The House of Representatives" was filed on October 21st, assigned to Judge McFadden on October 23rd, and the summons was just served on October 27th.

"...or proselytizing at Department of Homeland Security immigration operations in the Northern District of Illinois.”

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"They also seek to proceed with two subclasses. The first is a religious exercise subclass for their RFRA claim of “persons who are or will in the future engage in religious expression in the form of prayer, procession, song, preaching, ...

The order goes on:

“Plaintiffs now seek to certify a class of “all persons who are or will in the future non- violently protest, observe, document, or record Department of Homeland Security immigration operations in the Northern District of Illinois.”

"...Among other things, these federal agents have allegedly fired rubber bullets and pepper balls, launched flashbang grenades, and indiscriminately sprayed tear gas at protesters, religious practitioners, and journalists without legal justification or adequate warning.”

"...Plaintiffs allege that federal agents have targeted peaceful individuals, religious practitioners, and members of the media participating in or reporting on these protests with excessive force, threats, and/or detention. ...

“This case arises from protests throughout the Chicagoland area associated with the federal government’s immigration enforcement and removal operations and deployment of federal agents, which have increased over the past several months. ...

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Judge Ellis starts out the class certification order with a light spanking of its own:

First, yesterday, Judge Ellis issues a preliminary injunction which spanks Bovino, ICE, CBP, etc., and now she publishes an order certifying a class which that preliminary injunction protects!

To protect myself I don’t share documents I find publicly, I make them available privately to Notes members. You can join below for immediate access - it’s $5 a month and it’s fine to join and then cancel if you only want certain documents.

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Notes from the Front members: The denial from the Court of Appeals is in your inbox.

I am now juggling 3 other updates (was working on one when this came in) so I’m going to just leave you with this happy news. Notes from the Front members: the 2-page order from the Court of Appeals that was just issued is attached.