I have now seen the reply brief. (I can send it to any interested
parties.) It, too, fails to invoke Lukumi or Larsen or Kiryas Joel, or any
other discrimination case. Indeed, it tries to focus the petition on
RLUIPA rather than on the First Amendment. The reply brief does, however,
transcribe
see pp. 39f. of the pdf:
http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/022916zor_7lho.pdf
The Court undoubtedly denied *cert.* because the pro se filing was very
weak, verging on unintelligibility:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Petitioners-Brief.pdf
Alito appears to be