United States Fourth Circuit

Court improperly refused to issue a preliminary injunction requiring that plaintiff religious group be granted access to a public school's take-home flyer forum, because there was a strong indication such action would not violate the Establishment Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2004
• Published 06/30/2004

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Nathan Aldrich Adams, IV, Religious Liberty Associates Christian Legal Society, Annandale, Virginia, for Appellants.  Gregory George Garre, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae United States.  Judith S. Bresler, Reese & Carney, L.L.P., Columbia, Maryland, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Kimberlee W. Colby, Gregory S. Baylor, Religious Liberty Associates Christian Legal Society, Annandale, Virginia;  H. Robert Showers, Simms Showers, L.L.P., Leesburg, Virginia, for Appellants.   Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, David K. Flynn, Eric W. Treene, Angela M. Miller, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae United States.   Eric C. Brousaides, Reese & Carney, L.L.P., Columbia, Maryland, for Appellees.  Douglas Laycock, Austin, Texas;  Scott J. Ward, Stephen S. Kao, GAMMON & GRANGE, P.C., McLean, Virginia, for Amici Curiae Kirkpatrick, et al.  Jay Alan Sekulow, Walter M. Weber, American Center For Law And Justice, Alexandria, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae Hills.  Julie Underwood, General, National School Boards Association, Alexandria, Virginia;  Maribeth Oakes, Director of Legislation, National PTA, Chicago, Illinois;  Leon Reed, President, Montgomery Soccer, Inc., Rockville, Maryland;  Stephen C. Bounds, Director of Legal & Policy Services, Maryland Association Of Boards Of Education, Annapolis, Maryland;  Bruce Hunter, Associate Executive Director, Public Policy, American Association Of School Administrators, Arlington, Virginia, for Amici Curiae School Boards, et al.  Ayesha N. Khan, Ilana R. Fisher, Americans United For Separation Of Church And State, Washington, D.C.;  Steven M. Freeman, Steven C. Sheinberg, Anti-Defamation League, New York, New York;  Elliot M. Mincberg, Judith E. Schaeffer, People For The American Way Foundation, Washington, D.C.;  Michael D. Simpson, National Education Association, Washington, D.C.;  Arthur B. Spitzer, American Civil Liberties Union Of The National Capital Area, Washington, D.C.;  David Rocah, American Civil Liberties Union Of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, for Amici Curiae Americans United, et al.