No. 25-1360October Term 2025Before Arguments
Cade Brumley, Superintendent, Louisiana State Education v. Darcy Roake, Reverend, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, Real Parties in Interest A. V. and S. V.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
First Amendment
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
Briefing
What it's about
Louisiana education officials have asked the Supreme Court to review a challenge to H.B. 71. The petition asks whether the lawsuit can be heard at all and whether the law is unconstitutional as written under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause.
Argument
No oral argument is scheduled yet. The petition asks whether this challenge is non-justiciable (not fit for courts) and whether H.B. 71 is unconstitutional as written under the First Amendment's religion clauses.
Impact
The case could affect Louisiana students, parents, and state officials by deciding whether broad First Amendment attacks on H.B. 71 may go forward. For example, families challenging the law and officials enforcing it both have a stake in whether courts can hear the case.
What is Brumley v. Roake about?
The petition asks whether a lawsuit over Louisiana's H.B. 71 can be heard at all. It also asks whether the law is unconstitutional as written under the First Amendment's religion clauses.
Who is affected if the Court takes this case?
Louisiana students, parents, teachers, and state education officials could all be affected. The case could shape how families and officials fight over religion-based constitutional claims.
What happens next in Brumley v. Roake?
No oral argument is scheduled yet. The next sign of movement is a certiorari order or another scheduling step from the Court.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 29, 2026
- Method
- Methodology