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No. 22-278October Term 2022Decided Mar 6, 2023

Docket 22-278October Term 2022 (2022–2023)

City of Ocala v. Rojas

This case involves a dispute over whether individuals have standing to bring an Establishment Clause claim against a city.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Mar 6, 2023
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMar 6, 2023
What it's about

This case involves a dispute over whether individuals have standing to bring an Establishment Clause claim against a city. The Court considered whether such claims should be evaluated based on the Constitution's historical meaning rather than the feelings of a hypothetical reasonable observer.

Question presented

1. Whether individuals have standing to bring an Establishment Clause claim against a city. 2. Whether such claims should be evaluated based on the Constitution's historical meaning rather than the feelings of a hypothetical reasonable observer.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Mar 6, 2023

Area

First Amendment

Grounding