No. 25-1360October Term 2025Petition PendingUpdated Sep 2, 2026
Brumley v. Darcy Roake, Reverend, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, Real Parties in Interest A. V. and S. V.
Case status
Where it stands
Awaiting an order on the petition
- Next
- No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.
What it's about
Louisiana education officials ask the Supreme Court to review a challenge to H.B. 71, a state law that has been challenged under the First Amendment’s religion clauses. The case concerns whether the challengers may bring the case in federal court and whether the law is unconstitutional on its face under the Establishment Clause or Free Exercise Clause.
Question presented
1. Whether respondents’ challenge to H.B. 71 is non-justiciable. 2. Whether H.B. 71 is facially unconstitutional under either the Establishment Clause or the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
What happens next
Watch for another scheduling move, including a possible decision on whether the Court will hear the case or an oral-argument schedule. No decision window is available yet.
Why it matters
The case could affect Louisiana public-school families, educators, and state education officials. For example, parents challenging H.B. 71 could be affected by whether their lawsuit may proceed and whether the law remains in force.
The petition raises questions about First Amendment religious protections and the ability to challenge a Louisiana education-related law in federal court.
Case file
- Docket
- 25-1360
- Status
- Petition Pending
- From
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Issue
- Documents
- 1
Documents
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More questions
- What is at stake in Brumley v. Roake?
- The case asks whether a challenge to H.B. 71 can go forward and whether the law conflicts with First Amendment religious protections.
- Who could be affected by the H.B. 71 challenge?
- Louisiana public-school families, educators, state education officials, and people seeking to challenge the law could be affected.
- What happens next in Brumley v. Roake?
- The Court may take another scheduling step or decide whether to hear the case. Oral argument has not been scheduled.
Sources
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