United States Eighth Circuit

In a First Amendment Establishment Clause case, a grant of a preliminary injunction is affirmed as the district court did not abuse its discretion in barring defendant-district from allowing the distribution of Bibles to elementary school children on school property at any time during the school day.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2007
• Published 08/21/2007

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Erik W. Stanley, argued, Lynchburg, VA, Mary M. McAliser, Lynchburg, VA, and Mathew D. Staver and Anita L. Staver, Maitland, FL, on the brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leonard J. Frankel, argued, Anthony E. Rothert, on the brief, American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.