CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL v. FL HIGH SCHOOL ATHL.

No. 17-12802.

942 F.3d 1215 (2019)

CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eliot Pedrosa , Stephanie Peral , Greenberg Traurig, PA, Adam Michael Foslid , Stumphauzer Foslid Sloman Ross & Kolaya, PLLC, MIAMI, FL, Roger L. Byron , Jeremiah Grant Dys , Hiram S. Sasser , First Liberty Institute, PLANO, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Judith M. Mercier , Jamie Billotte Moses , Robin Michelle Nauman , Holland & Knight, LLP, ORLANDO, FL, Laurie Webb Daniel , Holland & Knight, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Leonard E. Ireland, Jr. , Clayton Johnston, PA, GAINESVILLE, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Jay Alan Sekulow , American Center for Law & Justice, WASHINGTON, DC, for Amici Curiae AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE, ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL.

Joseph C. Sharp , Polsinelli, PC, ATLANTA, GA, for Amici Curiae JOSEPH C. SHARP, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS.

Richard Brian Katskee , Americans United for Separation of Church and State, WASHINGTON, DC, for Amici Curiae FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC., AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

Rebecca S. Markert , Freedom from Religion Foundation, MADISON, WI, for Amici Curiae FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., FLORIDA FREETHOUGHT COMMUNITY.

Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS and NEWSOM, Circuit Judges.


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