FCA v. SAN. JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Blomberg (argued), Eric S. Baxter , Nicholas R. Reaves , Abigail E. Smith , James J. Kim , Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C.; Kimberlee W. Colby , Christian Legal Society, Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Fairfax, Virginia; Christopher J. Schweickert , Seto Wood & Schweickert LLP, Pleasant Hill, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Stacey M. Leyton (argued) and Stephen Berzon , Altshuler Berzon LLP, San Francisco, California; Richard B. Katskee and Kenneth D. Upton Jr. , Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, D.C.; Amy R. Levine and William Tunick , Dannis Woliver Kelley , San Francisco, California; Andrea A. Brott , Law Offices of Andrea A. Brott, Berkeley, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

Christopher E. Mills , Spero Law LLC, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, for Amici Curiae Campus Crusade for Christ Inc., InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, Young Life, Ratio Christi, and The Navigators.

Bradley J. Lingo , J. Alex Touchet , Robertson Center for Constitutional Law, Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Michael G. Schietzelt Jr. , Wake Forest, North Carolina; for Amicus Curiae Robertson Center for Constitutional Law.

Peter M. Torstensen Jr. , Assistant Solicitor General; David M.S. DeWhirst and Christian B. Corrigan , Solicitors General; Austin Knudsen , Attorney General of Montana; Montana Department of Justice, Helena, Montana; Kathleen L. Smithgall , Associate Solicitor, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, Virginia; for Amicus Curiae State of Montana and 22 Other States.

Eduardo E. Santacana , Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, San Francisco, California; Kathryn Joseph , Director of Policy & Advocacy, Interfaith Alliance Foundation, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Interfaith Alliance Foundation.

Cynthia F. Crawford and Casey Mattox , Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Professor Luke C. Sheahan.

Howard Slugh , Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty.

Kelly J. Shackleford , Jeffrey C. Mateer , David J. Hacker , Jeremiah G. Dys , Ryan N. Gardner , and Keisha T. Russell , First Liberty Institute, Plano, Texas; Kayla A. Toney , First Liberty Institute, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae D.B., Hannah Thompson, and Jacob Estell.

Anthony J. Dick , Harry S. Graver , and Ryan M. Proctor , Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell.

Ronald G. London , Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Washington, D.C.; Abigail E. Smith , Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; for Amicus Curiae Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

Joseph R. Rose , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, California; Jun Nam , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, California; Blaine H. Evanson , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Irvine, California; for Amici Curiae Cardinal Newman Society and Christian Medical & Dental Associations.

Emily Martin , Sunu Chandy , Phoebe Wolfe , Auden Perino , and Hunter Iannucci , National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C.; Courtney M. Dankworth , Harold W. Williford , Joshua N. Cohen , and Isabelle M. Canaan , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York; for Amici Curiae National Women's Law Center and Twenty-One Additional Organizations.

Mark Bresee , Alyssa Ruiz de Esparza , Juliana Duran , Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo, La Jolla, California; Keith Bray , Kristin Lindgren , and Dana Scott , California School Boards Association, West Sacramento, California; for Amicus Curiae California School Boards Association and its Education Legal Alliance.

John J. Bursch and J. Caleb Dalton , Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, D.C.; David A. Cortman , Alliance Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, Georgia; Tyson C. Langhofer , Alliance Defending Freedom, Lansdowne, Virginia; for Amici Curiae Ratio Christi and Chi Alpha.

Dissent by Chief Judge Murguia.