No. 00-1779 Status: DECIDED
Title: Senel Taylor, et al., Petitioners
v.
Doris Simmons-Harris, et al.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
May 25, 2001 (00-3055/3060/3063)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 25 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2001)
Jun 21 2001Brief of respondents Doris Simmons-Harris, et al. in opposition filed.
VIDED.
Jun 21 2001Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association 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 United States filed. VIDED.
Jun 22 2001Brief amicus curiae of Center for Education Reform filed. VIDED.
Jul 3 2001 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2001
Jul 3 2001Reply brief of petitioners Senel Taylor, et al filed.
Sep 25 2001 Petition GRANTED. limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
The case is consolidated with No. 00-1751 and No. 00-1777, 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 State petitioners' response to motion of Taylor, et al., for
divided argument.
Oct 9 2001 Hanna Perkins School, et al., 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 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 2001Brief amicus curiae of Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici 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, Inc., et
al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Independent Schools
filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
filed. VIDED.
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 Christian Legal Society, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Jesse H. Choper, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 9 2001Brief of petitioners Senel Taylor, 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 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 for divided argument withdrawn.
Dec 10 2001Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Assn. for Public Education and Religious
Liberty filed. VIDED.
Dec 10 2001 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related mataerial
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
Religous 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, Inc.,
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 Sue Gatton, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2001Brief amici curiae of Ohio School Boards Association 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 18 2002Reply brief of petitioners Senel Taylor, et al. filed.
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. 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.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Clint Bolick Arizona Institute for Justice 6023245440
111 West Monroe St., Ste. 1107
Phoenix, AZ 85003
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Betty Montgomery State Office Tower 6144663376
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0410
 
Robert H. Chanin Bredhoff & Kaiser 2028422600
805 15th St., NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
 
Marvin E. Frankel Kramer Levin Naftalis Frankel 2127159100
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
 
David G. Latanick Cloppert, Portman, Sauter 6144614455
225 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
 
Christopher A. Lopez 225 East Broad Street 6142284526
Box 2550
Columbus, OH 43216
 
Steven R. Shapiro ACLU, 125 Broad Street 2125492500
17th Floor
New York, NY 10004
 
Raymond Vasvari ACLU Ohio Foundation 2167816277
1266 West Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
 
Elliot M. Mincberg 2000 M Street, N. W. 2024674999
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
 
Steven K. Green Williamette University 5033706732
245 Winter Street, SE
Salem, OR 97301
 
Stephen D. Williger 2300 BP America Building 2163634500
200 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-2378
 
Donald J. Mooney Jr. 2800 Cincinnati Commerce Ctr. 5137626271
600 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2409
 
Mark D. Tucker Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan 6142239375
88 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
 
David J. Strom American Fedn. of Teachers 2028794400
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
 
David J. Young 1300 Huntington Center 6143652700
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
 
James D. Thomas 4900 Key Tower 2164798500
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114
 
David Hessler 6055 Rockside Woods Blvd. 2166423342
Suite 200
Independence, OH 44131