SIMMONS-HARRIS v. ZELMAN

Nos. 1:99 CV 1740, 1:99 CV 1818.

72 F.Supp.2d 834 (1999)

Doris SIMMONS-HARRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Dr. Susan Tave ZELMAN, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Ohio, Defendant. Sue Gatton, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Dr. Susan Tave Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Ohio, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division.

December 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Latanick, Cloppert, Portman, Sauter, Latanick & Foley, Columbus, OH, Raymond V. Vasvari, American Civil Liberties Union, Cleveland, OH, Ayesha N. Khan, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, Steven R. Shapiro, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, Elliot M. Mincberg, Judith Schaeffer, People for the American Way, Washington, DC, Christopher A. Lopez, The Ohio Education Association, Columbus, OH, Steven K. Green, Washington, DC, Andrew D. Roth, Robert H. Chanin, Alice O'Brien, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, for Doris Simmons-Harris, Marla Franklin, Steven Behr.

Roger F. Carroll, Mary Lynn Ready, Matthew D. Miko, Karen Lee Lazorishak, Susan C. Walker, Edward B. Foley, State Solicitor, Charles W. See, Office of the Atty. Gen., Columbus, OH, for Susan Tave Zelman.

David C. Tryon, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cleveland, OH, Clint Bolick, Richard Komer, Matthew Berry, Institute for Justice, Washington DC, for Senel Taylor, intervenor-defendant, Johnietta McGrady, Christine Suma, Arkela in her own behalf and as natural guardian of her children, Tanashia Winston, and Devonte Winston, Amy in her own behalf and as natural guardian of her child Amber Lee Angelo.

James D. Thomas, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, OH, David J. Young, Michael R. Reed, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Columbus, OH, David J. Hessler, Nathan E. Hessler, Wegman, Hessler, Vanderburg & O'Toole, Beacon Place, Cleveland, OH, for Hanna Perkins School.


ORDER

OLIVER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION AND FACTS

Plaintiffs brought this action seeking to enjoin permanently a portion of the Ohio Pilot Scholarship Program on the ground that it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. All plaintiffs and all defendants...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases