Donna Cave, et al v. Cole Jester
| Donna Cave, Pat Piazza, Eugene Levy, Rabbi, Gale Booth Stewart, Anne Orsi, Teresa Grider, Arkansas Society of Freethinkers, Freedom From Religion Foundation and American Humanist Association |
| Cole Jester, Arkansas Secretary of State, in his official capacity (originally named as Mark Martin and John Thurston) |
| The Satanic Temple, Doug Misicko, also known as Lucien Greaves and Erika Robbins |
| 26-1829 |
| April 30, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit |
| Constitutionality of State Statutes |
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| APPEARANCE filed by Samuel T. Grover for Appellees American Humanist Association, Arkansas Society of Freethinkers, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Teresa Grider, Eugene Levy, Anne Orsi and Gale Booth Stewart w/service 06/08/2026 [5648838] [26-1829] (STG) [Entered: 06/08/2026 03:30 PM] |
| CORPORATE disclosure statement filed by Appellee American Humanist Association. - FOR CAL [5646901] [26-1829] Edited docket text to correct party--[Edited 06/04/2026 by MR] (PCE) [Entered: 06/02/2026 03:45 PM] |
| CORPORATE disclosure statement filed by Appellee Arkansas Society of Freethinkers. - FOR CAL [5646899] [26-1829] Edited docket text to correct party--[Edited 06/04/2026 by MR] (PCE) [Entered: 06/02/2026 03:43 PM] |
| CORPORATE disclosure statement filed by Appellee Freedom From Religion Foundation. - FOR CAL [5646897] [26-1829] Edited docket text to correct party--[Edited 06/04/2026 by MR] (PCE) [Entered: 06/02/2026 03:41 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Patrick C. Elliott for Appellees American Humanist Association, Arkansas Society of Freethinkers, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Teresa Grider, Anne Orsi, Eugene Levy and Gale Booth Stewart w/service 06/02/2026 [5646693] [26-1829] (PCE) [Entered: 06/02/2026 11:30 AM] |
| RECORD FILED - MOTION TRANSCRIPT, 1 volumes, Comments: Transcript of Motions Hearing. District Court document #358 [Only Electronic Copy Received - No Paper Copy on File]. Source Location: USDC / EA, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 07/07/2023, No. of Pgs.: 104, Court Reporter: Flora, Valarie. [5646595] [26-1829, 26-1897] (BNW) [Entered: 06/02/2026 10:14 AM] |
| CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 5645246-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Autumn Hamit Patterson. Brief of Cole Jester due 07/22/2026. Appendix due on 07/22/2026. [5646013] [26-1829, 26-1897] (GP) [Entered: 06/01/2026 10:02 AM] |
| MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 07/22/2026, filed by Attorney Autumn Hamit Patterson for Appellant Cole Jester in 26-1829 w/service 05/29/2026. [5645246] [26-1829, 26-1897] (AHP) [Entered: 05/29/2026 08:25 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Autumn Hamit Patterson for Appellant Cole Jester w/service 05/22/2026 [5643322] [26-1829] (AHP) [Entered: 05/22/2026 12:18 PM] |
| STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellant Cole Jester in 26-1829 - w/service 05/22/2026. [5643486] [26-1829, 26-1897] (NPW) [Entered: 05/22/2026 03:42 PM] |
| *** DOCUMENT LOCKED ***STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellant Cole Jester in 26-1829 - w/service 05/22/2026. [5643418] [26-1829, 26-1897] --[Edited 05/22/2026 by DAK] COUNSEL HAS FILED AN AMENDED STATEMENT. SEE TRANS. NO. 5643486 (NPW) [Entered: 05/22/2026 02:36 PM] |
| METHOD of appendix preparation filed by Appellant Cole Jester in 26-1829 - Joint Appendix - w/service 05/22/2026 [5643416] [26-1829, 26-1897] (NPW) [Entered: 05/22/2026 02:35 PM] |
| DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellant Cole Jester in 26-1829. w/service 05/22/2026 [5643415] [26-1829, 26-1897] (NPW) [Entered: 05/22/2026 02:35 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Amitai Heller for Appellees Freedom From Religion Foundation, Arkansas Society of Freethinkers, American Humanist Association, Anne Orsi, Eugene Levy, Gale Booth Stewart and Teresa Grider w/service 05/21/2026 [5643004] [26-1829] (AH) [Entered: 05/21/2026 05:06 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Andrew G Schultz for Appellees Donna Cave and Pat Piazza w/service 05/19/2026 [5641737] [26-1829] (AGS) [Entered: 05/19/2026 02:51 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Melanie B. Stambaugh for Appellees Donna Cave and Pat Piazza w/service 05/13/2026 [5639716] [26-1829] (MBS) [Entered: 05/13/2026 12:08 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by John C. Williams for Appellees Donna Cave and Pat Piazza w/service 05/11/2026 [5638568] [26-1829] (JCW) [Entered: 05/11/2026 11:07 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by John L Burnett for Appellees Donna Cave and Pat Piazza w/service 05/11/2026 [5638461] [26-1829] (JLB) [Entered: 05/11/2026 09:22 AM] |
| CROSS APPEAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 06/09/2026. BRIEF APPELLANT, Cole Jester due 06/22/2026. Appendix due 06/22/2026. Appellee/cross Appellant brief due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the appellant's brief. [5638110] [26-1829, 26-1897] (RDB) [Entered: 05/08/2026 11:22 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Matt Kezhaya for Appellees The Satanic Temple, Erika Robbins and Doug Misicko w/service 05/07/2026 [5637715] [26-1829] (MAK) [Entered: 05/07/2026 02:32 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Roger L. Byron for Appellant Cole Jester w/service 05/07/2026 [5637434] [26-1829] (RLB) [Entered: 05/07/2026 09:31 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Jordan Lorence for Appellant Cole Jester w/service 05/05/2026 [5636635] [26-1829] (JWL) [Entered: 05/05/2026 02:53 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by David J. Hacker for Appellant Cole Jester w/service 05/01/2026 [5635510] [26-1829] (DJH) [Entered: 05/01/2026 02:19 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Noah P. Watson for Appellant Cole Jester w/service 05/01/2026 [5635195] [26-1829] (NPW) [Entered: 05/01/2026 09:27 AM] |
| Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal, docket entries, Order dated 3/31/2026, Judgment dated 3/31/2026 [5634707] [26-1829] (RDB) [Entered: 04/30/2026 11:03 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by James Gerard Schulze for Appellees American Humanist Association, Arkansas Society of Freethinkers, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Teresa Grider, Eugene Levy, Anne Orsi and Gale Booth Stewart w/service 04/30/2026 [5635121] [26-1829] (JGS) [Entered: 04/30/2026 07:03 PM] |
| BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 06/09/2026. Appendix due 06/22/2026. BRIEF APPELLANT, Cole Jester due 06/22/2026 Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5634709] [26-1829] (RDB) [Entered: 04/30/2026 11:04 AM] |
| Civil case docketed. [5634700] [26-1829] (RDB) [Entered: 04/30/2026 10:58 AM] |
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