No. 00-1751 Status: DECIDED
Title: Susan Tave Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Ohio, et al., Petitioners
v.
Doris Simmons-Harris, et al.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
May 23, 2001 (00-3055/3060/3063)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 19 1999Application (A99-320) for a stay of district court injunction,
submitted to Justice Stevens.
Oct 20 1999 Response to application (A99-320) from Doris Simmons-Harris
requested by Justice Stevens, due October 27, 1999.
Oct 25 1999 (A99-320)Memorandum of Intervenors Senel Taylor, et al., in
support of State of Ohio's Application to stay district court
injunction.
Oct 25 1999 (A99-320)Memorandum of Intervening-defendants Hanna Perkins
School, et al., in support of State of Ohio Application to stay
district court injunction.
Oct 27 1999 Response to application (A99-320) filed by Doris Simmons-Harris.
Oct 27 1999 Application (A99-320) referred to the Court by Justice Stevens.
Oct 27 1999 (A99-320)Application scheduled for Conference October 29, 1999
Oct 28 1999 (A99-320)Reply in Support of application filed by Zelman, Supt. of
Pub. Inst. et al.,
Oct 29 1999 (A99-320)Reply of Intervenors Senel Taylor, et al., in support of
application for stay filed.
Nov 5 1999 Application (A99-320) granted by the Court. Justice Stevens,
Justice Souter, Justice Ginsburg and Justice Breyer dissent.
May 23 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 22, 2001)
May 23 2001Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law and Justice, et al.
filed.
May 23 2001Appendix of petitioner filed.
Jun 13 2001Waiver of right of respondents Senel Taylor, et al. to respond filed.
Jun 14 2001Brief amicus curiae of Hugh Calkins filed.
Jun 20 2001Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Jun 21 2001Brief of respondents Doris Simmons-Harris, et al. in opposition filed.
VIDED.
Jun 21 2001Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al.
filed. VIDED.
Jun 22 2001Brief of respondents Sue Gatton,
M.Murphy,M.Debose,C.Debose,G.Altschuld,D.Pearson in opposition
filed. VIDED.
Jun 22 2001Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional
Jurisprudence filed. VIDED.
Jun 22 2001Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Jun 22 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Jun 22 2001Brief amicus curiae of Center for Education Reform filed. VIDED.
Jun 22 2001Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
Jul 3 2001 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2001
Jul 3 2001Reply brief of petitioners Susan Tave Zelman, et al. filed.
Sep 25 2001 Petition GRANTED. The case is consolidated with No. 00-1777 and
No. 00-1779, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral
argument.
SET FOR ARGUMENT February 20, 2002.
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Sep 25 2001 Motion of petitioners Taylor, et al., for divided argument filed.
Oct 9 2001 Hanna Perkins School, et al., response to motion of Taylor, et
al.,for divided argument.
Oct 9 2001 State petitioners' response to motion of Taylor, et al., for
divided argument.
Nov 5 2001Brief amicus curiae of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice filed.
VIDED.
Nov 7 2001Brief amici curiae of Ira J. Paul, et. al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 7 2001Brief amici curiae of John Coons and Stephen Sugarman filed.
Nov 8 2001Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Nov 8 2001Brief amici curiae of Rudolph Giuliani and John Norquist filed. VIDED.
Nov 8 2001Brief amici curiae of Children First America, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 8 2001
Brief amicus curiae of Catholic League for Religious and Civil rights
filed. VIDED.
Nov 8 2001Brief amicus curiae of Hugh Calkins filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Freedom, et al. filed.
VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of National Jewish Commission on Law and Public
Affairs filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of American Education Reform Council filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law and Justice, et al.
filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Independent Schools
filed.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund or Religious Liberty filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Vermonters for Better Education filed.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Gary E. Johnson filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Center for Education Reform, et al. filed.
VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Black Alliance for Educational Options filed.
VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Local Sovereignty filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of REACH Alliance filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional
Jurisprudence filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Jesse H, Choper, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief of petitioners Susan Tave Zelman and State Peitioners filed.
VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Cleveland City Councilwoman Fannie Lewis,
filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Association of Christian Schools International,
et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Joint appendix filed. VIDED.
Nov 26 2001 Motion of petitioners Hanna Perkins School, et al., for additional
time for oral argument and for divided argument filed.
Nov 29 2001 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Dec 5 2001 Motion of petitioners Taylor, et al. for divided argument
withdrawn.
Dec 10 2001Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Association for Public Education and
Religious Liberty filed. VIDED.
Dec 10 2001 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material
submitted by counsel for amicus Ohio Assn. VIDED.
Dec 10 2001Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al.
filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2001Brief amicus curiae of California Alliance for Public Schools filed.
VIDED.
Dec 13 2001Brief amicus curiae of Natl.Committee for Public Education and
Religious Liberty filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2001Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Committee, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2001Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, et al.
filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2001Brief amici curiae of Council on Religious Freedom, et al. filed.
VIDED.
Dec 13 2001Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. VIDED.
Dec 13 2001 Motion of respondents for additional time for oral argument and
for divided argument filed.
Dec 14 2001Brief of respondents *Doris Simmons-Harris, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2001Brief of respondents *Sue
Gatton,M.Murphy,M.Debose,C.Debose,G.Altschuld,D.Pearson filed.
VIDED.
Dec 14 2001 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material
submitted by counsel for respondents Gatton, et al.
Dec 14 2001Brief amici curiae of Ohio School Boards Association, et al. filed.
VIDED.
Dec 20 2001 CIRCULATED.
Jan 7 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 22 2002 Motion of petitioners Hanna Perkins School, et al., for additional
time for oral argument and for divided argument GRANTED. and ten
additional minutes are allotted for that purpose.
Jan 22 2002 Motion of respondents for additional time for oral argument and
for divided argument GRANTED. and ten additional minutes are
allotted for that purpose.
Jan 22 2002Reply brief of petitioners Susan Tave Zelman and State Petitioners
filed. VIDED.
Jan 25 2002 Lodging consisting of five copies of NSBA publication submitted by
counsel for amicus NSBA. One copy is retained in the file folder.
VIDED.
Feb 4 2002 Letter from counsel for respondents Sue Gatton, et al. received
and distributed. VIDED.
Feb 20 2002 ARGUED.
Mar 19 2002 Record filed.
Jun 27 2002 Adjudged to be REVERSED. Rehnquist, C.J., delivered the opinion
of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ.,
joined. O'Connor, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions.
Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Souter, J., filed a
dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ.,
joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens
and Souter, JJ., joined.
Jul 26 2002 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Sep 18 2002 Record returned to the USCA 6th Circuit.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Judith L. French Asst. Attorney General 6144662872
30 E. Broad Street, 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3428
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Robert H. Chanin Bredhoff & Kaiser 2028422600
805 Fifteenth St NW Ste 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: *Doris Simmons-Harris, et al.
 
Marvin E. Frankel Kramer Levin Naftalis Frankel 2127159100
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Party name: *Sue Gatton,M.Murphy,M.Debose,C.Debose,G.Altschuld,D.Pearson
 
Clint Bolick Arizona Institute for Justice 2029551300
111 West Monroe St., Ste. 1107
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Party name: *Senel Taylor, et al.
 
David J. Young 1300 Huntington Center 6143652700
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6197
Party name: *Hanna Perkins School, et al.
 
David G. Latanick Cloppert Portman Sauter Latan 6144614455
225 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
 
Raymond Vasvari ACLU of Ohio Foundation, Inc. 2167816277
1266 West Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
 
Elliot M. Mineberg People for the American Way 2024674999
2000 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
 
Steven K. Green Williamette Univ. Coll. of Law5033706732
245 Winter St., SE
Salemngton, OR 97301
 
Stephen D. Williger 2300 BP America Bldg. 2163634159
200 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-2378
 
Donald J. Mooney Jr. 2800 Cincinnati Commerce Cente5137626271
600 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2409
 
Christopher A. Lopez Ohio Education Association 6142284526
225 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43216
 
Mark D. Tucker 88 East Broad Street 6142239300
Suit 900
Columbus, OH 43215
 
David C. Tryon 1700 Huntington Bldg. 2164432560
925 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
 
David Hessler 6055 Rockside Woods Blvd. 2166423342
Suite
Independence, OH 44131
 
Other Attorneys:
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Just8603551902
8 S. Main St.
New Milford, CT 06776
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice, et al.
 
Hugh Calkins 3345 North Park Blvd. 2163979749
Cleveland, OH 44118
Party name: Hugh Calkins
 
Sharon L. Browne Pacific Legal Foundation 9163622833
10360 Old Placerville Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Julie K. Underwood Natl. School Boards Assn. 7038386722
1680 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Party name: National School Boards Association, et al.
 
Edwin Meese III 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE 2025464400
Washington, DC 20002
Party name: Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Peter J. Ferrara ACRU 6192220770
1220 Rosencrans Street, #325
San Diego, CA 92106
Party name: American Civil Rights Union
 
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: United States
 
Robert A. Destro School of Law, Catholic Univ. 2023195140
3600 John McCormack Rd., NE
Washington, DC 20064
Party name: Center for Education Reform
 
Thomas E. Warner Office of AG 8504143681
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
Party name: Florida, et al.
 
Erik S. Jaffe 5101 34th Street, NW. 2022378165
Washington, DC 20008
Party name: Center for Individual Freedom, et al.
 
James P. Kelly III Solidarity Center 6782598000
245 Perimeter Center Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30346
Party name: Solidarity Center for Law and Justice
 
Nathan Lewin Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsk2024347300
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs
 
Louis R. Cohen Wilmer Cutler & Pickering 2026636000
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, DC
Party name: American Education Reform Council
 
Allen G. Siegel Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin Kahn2028576237
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: National Association of Independent Schools
 
Kevin J. Hasson Becket Fund for Religious Libe2029550095
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 
Mark E. Chopko US Conference of Catholic Bish2025413300
3211 Fourth Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Party name: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
 
Michael D. Dean Dean & McKoy 2627988044
20975 Swenson Drive #125
Waukesha, WI 53186
Party name: Vermonters for Better Education
 
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz King & Spalding 2027370500
1730 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Party name: Gary E. Johnson
 
Stephen P. Hurley Hurley Burish Milliken 6082570945
301 North Broom Street
Madison, WI 53703-2067
Party name: Wisconsin
 
Samuel Estreicher Citygroup Center 2123262000
153 E. 53 Street
New York, NY 10022
Party name: Black Alliance for Educational Options
 
Kenneth B. Clark Coalition for Local Sovereignt2025447000
1449 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Party name: Coalition for Local Sovereignty
 
Philip J. Murren Ball Murren Connell 7172328731
2303 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Party name: Reach Alliance
 
Leonard Koerner Corporation Counsel for NYC 7182255160
350 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201-2908
Party name: Rudolph Giuliani and John Norquist
 
Harold J. Lezar Jr. Nickens & Wilson 2149530192
3405 Oak Grove Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204-2332
Party name: Children First America, et al.
 
James J. Knicely Knicely & Associates 7572530026
487 McLaws Circle, #2
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Party name: Rutherford Institute
 
Gregory S. Baylor Christian Legal Society 7036421070
4208 Evergreen Lane, #222
Annandale, VA 22003
Party name: Christian Legal Society
 
Jesse H. Choper University of California 5106420339
Berkeley, CA 94720
Party name: Jesse H, Choper, et al.
 
Robert P. George Robinson & McElwee 3043445800
P.O. Box 1791
Charleston, WV 25326
Party name: Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
 
John E. Coons School of Law Boalt Hall 5106420880
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
Party name: John Coons and Stephen Sugarman
 
Robin B. Johansen Remcho Johansen & Purcell 5103466200
210 Dolores Avenue
San Leandro, CA 94577
Party name: California Alliance for Public Schools
 
Geoffrey F. Aronow Arnold & Porter 2029425000
555 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: Natl.Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty
 
Howard G. Kristol 45 Rockefeller Plaza 2128415700
New York, NY 10111
Party name: American Jewish Committee, et al.
 
Norman J. Chachkin NAACP Legal Defense 2129652200
99 Hudson Street, 6 FL
New York, NY 10013-2897
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational fund, et al.
 
Lee Boothby 4545 42nd Street, NW 2023631773
Washington, DC 20016
Party name: Council on Religious Freedom, et al.
 
Martin E. Karlinsky Rosenman & Colin 2129408800
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Party name: Anti-Defamation League
 
Patrick Farrell Timmins Jr. 3435 Rolling Hills Lane 6148531047
Grove City, OH 43123-9098
Party name: Ohio Association for Public Education and Religious Liberty
 
Kimball Carey Bricker & Eckler 6142272300
100 South Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Party name: Ohio School Boards Association, et al.
 
Steffen N. Johnson Mayer Brown Platt 3127820600
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Party name: Cleveland City Councilwoman Fannie Lewis
 
Edward McGlynn Gaffney Jr. Valparaiso Univ. School of Law2194657860
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Party name: Association of Christian Schools International, et al.