Highlights
of the Supreme Court's 2003-2004 Term
References for Locke v.
Davey (February 25, 2004)
Prior Opinions
- U.S. District Court Filed October 5, 2000 (PDF)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed July 18, 2002 (PDF)
Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments
- Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)
- State's Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Word Document)
- Petitioner's Reply Brief (merits) (PDF)
- Brief for Respondent (merits) (PDF)
- Brief filed at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (PDF)
- Respondent's Brief in Opposition (PDF)
- Brief for Petitioner (merits) (PDF)
Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner
- American Civil Liberties Union (PDF)
- American Jewish Congress
- Anti-Defamation League (PDF)
- Historians and Law Scholars (PDF)
- National School Boards Association (PDF)
- State of Vermont, et al (PDF)
Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondent
- Solicitor General of the United States (PDF)
- Black Alliance For Educational Options (PDF)
- Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (PDF)
- Common Good Legal Defense Fund and Your Catholic Voice Foundation (PDF)
- Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, et al. (PDF)
- Fairness Foundation (PDF)
- Institute for Justice (PDF)
- Landmark Legal Foundation (PDF)
- Liberty Counsel (PDF)
- National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Justice (PDF)
- Religious Universities and Colleges, et al. (PDF)
- Solidarity Center for Law and Justice (PDF)
- State of Alabama (PDF)
- State of Florida (PDF)
- State of Texas, Mississippi and Utah (PDF)
Articles & Commentary
- Court Lets States Deny Theology Scholarships, Religionwriters.com (February 2004)
- Supreme Court Issues Monumental Free Exercise Ruling, CNN (February 2004)
- Holy Discrimination!, National Review (March 2004)
- Ban on Funding Religious Study Upheld, CNN (February 2004)
- Statement on Locke v. Davey,Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (February 2004)
- Locke v. Davey,Intellectual Conservative (September 2003)
- The Crumbling Wall of Church-State Separation, Alternet.org (October 2003)
- ACLU Welcomes Supreme Court Decision...,American Civil Liberies Union (February 2004)
- Court Decisions on Religous Liberty, About.com
- Divinity Scholarship Ban Upheld, The Boston Globe (February 2004)
- Justices Rule States May Deny College Aid to Clergy Students, The Washington Post (February 2004)
- Goldstein Howe's Scotus Blog
Other References
- Supreme Court Docket
- Medill School of Journalism
- American Center for Law and Justice - Counsel for Respondent
- LII: Law about... First Amendment