SIMMONS-HARRIS v. ZELMAN

Nos. 00-3055, 00-3060, 00-3063.

234 F.3d 945 (2000)

Doris SIMMONS-HARRIS; Marla Franklin; Steven Behr, Rev.; Sue Gatton; Mary Murphy; Michael Debose; Cheryl Debose; Glenn Altschuld; Deidra Pearson, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Susan Tave ZELMAN, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Ohio, et al., Defendants-Appellants (00-3055/3060), Senel Herman Taylor, et al., Intervenors-Defendants-Appellants (00-3055), Hanna Perkins School, et al., Intevenors-Defendants-Appellants (00-3063).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clint Bolick (argued and briefed), Matthew Berry (briefed), Institute for Justice, Washington, DC, Edward B. Foley (argued and briefed), Karen L. Lazorishak, Roger F. Carroll, James G. Tassie, Mary Lynn Readey (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, David J. Young (argued and briefed), Michael R. Reed (briefed), Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Columbus, OH, David C. Tryon (briefed), Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cleveland, OH, for Appellants.

Robert H. Chanin (argued and briefed), Andrew D. Roth (briefed), Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, Marvin E. Frankel (argued and briefed), Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, New York, NY, David G. Latanick (briefed), Cloppert, Portman, Sauter, Latanick & Foley, Columbus, OH, Elliot M. Mincberg, Judith E. Schaeffer (briefed), People for the American Way, Washington, DC, Raymond Vasvari (briefed), Aclu of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Cleveland, OH, Steven K. Green (briefed), Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, for Appellees.

William E. Thro (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA, M. Reed Hopper (briefed), Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, Paul Clement (briefed), King & Spalding, Washington, DC, Victoria W. Ni (briefed), Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol, New York, NY, Joshua R. Cohen (briefed), Kahrman, Jackson & Krantz, Cleveland, OH, Nicholas A. Pittner (briefed), Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH, for Amici Curiae.

Before: RYAN, SILER, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.


Decided and Filed: December 11, 2000. Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206

CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which SILER, J., joined. RYAN, J. (963-74), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants and Intervenors Dr. Susan Tave Zelman, et al.; Senel Taylor, et al.; and Hanna Perkins School, et al., appeal from the order entered by the United...

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