DOE v. ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric C. Rassbach , of the District of Columbia ( Diana M. Verm , of the District of Columbia, & J. Patrick Kennedy with him) for the interveners.

Geoffrey R. Bok for the defendants.

David A. Niose for the plaintiffs.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Andrew P. Blake , David S. Petron , Judith C. Gallagher , & Christopher R. Mills , of the District of Columbia, for Steven Palazzo & others.

David A. Cortman , of Georgia, Jeremy D. Tedesco , of Arizona, & Andrew D. Beckwith for Alliance Defending Freedom & another.

Jay Alan Sekulow , Stuart J. Roth , & Colby M. May , of the District of Columbia, Erik M. Zimmerman , of Virginia, & Carly F. Gammill , of Tennessee, for American Center for Law and Justice.

Ronald A. Lindsay & Karla Grossenbacher , of the District of Columbia, for Center for Inquiry.

Thomas R. McCarthy & Brendan J. Morrissey , of the District of Columbia, Kelly J. Shackelford & Hiram S. Sasser, III , of Texas, & Gregory D. Cote for The American Legion & another.

Martha Coakley , Attorney General, & Amy Spector , Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.