AMERICAN CIV. LIBERTIES v. TAREK IBN ZIYAD ACADEMY

No. 10-2326.

643 F.3d 1088 (2011)

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MINNESOTA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TAREK IBN ZIYAD ACADEMY; Islamic Relief USA; Alice Seagren, individually and in her capacity as Minnesota Commissioner of Education; Asad Zaman; Asif Rahman; Mahrous Kandil; Mona Elnahrawy; Moria Fahey; Mohamed Farid, individually and in their capacities as Directors of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, Defendants, Javed Mohammad, as next friend of his children M. Mohammad and F. Mohammad; Ahmed Abuelyaman, as next friend of his child I. Abuelyaman; Abdu Tuku, as next friend of his children Y. Tuku and E. Tuku; Adan Mohamed, as next friend of his children A. Issa, A. Issa, A. Issa, I. Issa and A. Issa, who are all students at Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, Movants-Appellants, Minnesota Education Trust, Objector.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. McConnell , argued, Stanford, CA, Erick G. Kaardal , on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Peter McCreery Lancaster , argued, Katie C. Pfiefer , Christopher Amundsen , Ivan Ludmer , on the brief, Mark Wagner and Dustin Adams , Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU) sued public charter school Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA) and other defendants for violations of the Establishment Clause. Parents of students who attend TIZA moved to intervene on behalf of their children, but the district court1 held that the parents did not have standing and alternatively denied their motion as untimely. The parents appeal, and although...

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