United States Sixth Circuit

Ohio Pilot Scholarship Program school voucher program violates the Establishment Clause because it does not permit private citizens to direct government aid freely, but rather restricts choice to religious institutions and spaces with only a few alternative possibilities.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/20/2000
• Decided 12/11/2000
• Published 12/11/2000

Judges

• Before RYAN, SILER, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clint Bolick (argued and briefed), Matthew Berry (briefed), Institute for Justice, Washington, DC, Edward B. Foley (argued and briefed), Karen L. Lazorishak, Roger F. Carroll, James G. Tassie, Mary Lynn Readey (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, David J. Young (argued and briefed), Michael R. Reed (briefed), Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Columbus, OH, David C. Tryon (briefed), Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cleveland, OH, for Appellants., William E. Thro (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA, M. Reed Hopper (briefed), Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, Paul Clement (briefed), King & Spalding, Washington, DC, Victoria W. Ni (briefed), Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol, New York, NY, Joshua R. Cohen (briefed), Kahrman, Jackson & Krantz, Cleveland, OH, Nicholas A. Pittner (briefed), Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH, for Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Chanin (argued and briefed), Andrew D. Roth (briefed), Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, Marvin E. Frankel (argued and briefed), Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, New York, NY, David G. Latanick (briefed), Cloppert, Portman, Sauter, Latanick & Foley, Columbus, OH, Elliot M. Mincberg, Judith E. Schaeffer (briefed), People for the American Way, Washington, DC, Raymond Vasvari (briefed), Aclu of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Cleveland, OH, Steven K. Green (briefed), Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, for Appellees.