United States Ninth Circuit

Allowing a community religious group to use school facilities for religious instruction after school, as other community groups are permitted to do, does not violate the Establishment Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/06/2000
• Decided 08/07/2001
• Published 08/07/2001

Judges

• NOONAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  NOONAN, GRABER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa E. Lear, John R. Osburn, and Chrys A. Martin, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Portland, Oregon, for appellants Oakridge School District et al., Susan J. Veis, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae Anti-Defamation League.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory S. Baylor, Western Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Annandale, Virginia;  Herbert G. Grey, Western Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Beaverton, Oregon;  Darren C. Walker, Western Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Vancouver, Washington, for appellees Mae Culbertson et al.