Original Case: 2:16-cv-13292

Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Case #: 0:18-cv-01855
Typecivil / private / civil rights
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Case Filed:Jul 30, 2018
Terminated:Jun 10, 2020
Last checked: Friday Jun 12, 2020 3:26 AM CDT
Amicus Curiae
PULSE INSTITUTE
Represented By
Tina M. Patterson
The PuLSE Institute
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Amicus Curiae
ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
KAPPA DELTA PI
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
MICHIGAN EDUCATION LAW AND POLICY AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROFESSORS
Represented By
Cary S. McGehee
Pitt, McGehee, Palmer & Rivers
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Amicus Curiae
MARTHA MINOW
Represented By
David S. Flugman
Selendy & Gay
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Jessica Underwood
Selendy & Gay
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Yelena Konanova
Selendy & Gay
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Bria Delaney
Selendy & Gay
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Nicholas Klenow
Selendy & Gay
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Amicus Curiae
PEN AMERICA
Represented By
Michael J. Dell
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
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Amicus Curiae
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MICHIGAN
Represented By
Daniel S. Korobkin
American Civil Liberties Union Of Michigan
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Michael Jay Steinberg
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Amicus Curiae
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT
Represented By
Jenice C. Mitchell Ford
Detroit Public Schools
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Amicus Curiae
EDUCATION TRUST
Represented By
Tara Jordan Plochocki
Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC
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Amicus Curiae
ASSOCIATION OF TEACHER EDUCATORS
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
CITY OF DETROIT, MI
Represented By
Anton Metlitsky
O'Melveny & Myers
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Amicus Curiae
THOMAS J. KANE
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
JESSE ROTHSTEIN
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
RUCKER JOHNSON
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
DAVID FIGLIO
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
DAVID DEMING
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
DAVID AUTOR
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO
Represented By
David Strom
American Federation of Teachers
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Amicus Curiae
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
Represented By
James Robert Mason III
Home School Legal Defense Association
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Amicus Curiae
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
Represented By
Michael P. Farris
Home School Legal Defense Association
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Rory Thomas Gray
Alliance Defending Freedom
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Amicus Curiae
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - RIVERSIDE, aka CERG
Represented By
Michael A. Rebell
Michael A. Rebell Associates
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Amicus Curiae
482FORWARD
Represented By
Jayesh Patel
Jayesh J. Patel
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Amicus Curiae
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROFESSORS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
TEACHING FOR CHANGE
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
RICHARD J MURNANE
Represented By
Amanda Brooke Stubblefield
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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James E. Burke Jr.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Bryce J. Yoder
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
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Amicus Curiae
NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR DIGITAL EQUITY
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
V. CREATIVE CHANGE EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES
Represented By
Randall P. Ewing Jr.
Korein Tillery
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Amicus Curiae
CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON CIVIC LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, aka CIRCLE
Represented By
Michael A. Rebell
Michael A. Rebell Associates
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Amicus Curiae
DAVID STROM
Amicus Curiae
MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL
Represented By
Ann M. Sherman
Office of the Attorney General
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Christopher Mark Allen
Michigan Department of Attorney General
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Amicus Curiae
PAMELA PUGH
Represented By
Jerome Dale Goldberg
Law Office
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Amicus Curiae
BARRY FRIEDMAN
Represented By
Julian D. Miller
Forman, Watkins & Krutz LLP
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Scott Burnett Smith
Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings
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Amicus Curiae
SARA SOLOW
Represented By
Julian D. Miller
Forman, Watkins & Krutz LLP
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Scott Burnett Smith
Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings
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Amicus Curiae
ELIZABETH BIRR MOJE, Dean of the School of Education, University of Michigan
Represented By
Steven Guggenheim
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
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Adam W. Burrowbridge
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
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Amicus Curiae
CAMPAIGN FOR THE CIVIC MISSION OF THE SCHOOLS
Represented By
Michael A. Rebell
Michael A. Rebell Associates
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Amicus Curiae
CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AT TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, aka CEE
Represented By
Michael A. Rebell
Michael A. Rebell Associates
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Amicus Curiae
LOU FREY INSTITUTE
Represented By
Michael A. Rebell
Michael A. Rebell Associates
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Defendant - Appellee
TOM MCMILLIN, member of the MI Bd of Education
Represented By
Elizabeth Briggs
Office of the Attorney General
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Travis Comstock
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Bernard Eric Restuccia
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
RICHARD SNYDER, Governor
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
JOHN C. AUSTIN, member of the MI Bd of Education
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
MICHELLE FECTEAU, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
LUPE RAMOS-MONTIGNY, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
PAMELA PUGH, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Jerome Dale Goldberg
Law Office
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Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
KATHLEEN N. STRAUS, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
CASANDRA E. ULBRICH, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
EILEEN WEISER, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
RICHARD ZEILE, member of the MI Bd of Ed
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
BRIAN J. WHISTON, Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of MI
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
DAVID B. BEHEN, Director of the MI Dept of Techology
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
NATASHA BAKER, State School Reform/Redesign Officer
Represented By
Timothy John Haynes
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
DAVID B. BEHEN, Director of the MI Dept of Technology
Defendant - Appellee
GRETCHEN WHITMER, Governor
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
JUDITH PRITCHETT, member of the MI Bd of Education
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
NIKKI SNYDER, member of the MI Bd of Education
Represented By
Elizabeth Briggs
Office of the Attorney General
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Travis Comstock
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Bernard Eric Restuccia
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
TIFFANY TILLEY, member of the MI Bd of Education
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
SHEILA ALLES, Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of MI
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
TRICIA L. FOSTER, Director of the MI Dept of Technology
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Defendant - Appellee
WILLIAM PEARSON, State School Reform/Redesign Officer
Represented By
Tracy E. Van Den Bergh
Office of the Attorney General
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Neil Anthony Giovanatti
Office of the Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
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Raymond O. Howd
Office of the Attorney General
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Plaintiff - Appellant
JESSIE K., a minor, by Yvette K., guardian ad litem
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
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Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Plaintiff - Appellant
CHRISTOPHER R., a minor by Escarle R., guardian ad litem
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
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Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Plaintiff - Appellant
ISAIAS R., a minor by Escarle R., guardian ad litem
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
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Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Plaintiff - Appellant
ESMERALDA V., a minor by Laura V., guardian ad litem
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
contact info
Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Plaintiff - Appellant
PAUL M.
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
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Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Plaintiff - Appellant
JAIME R., a minor by Karen R. guardian ad litem
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
contact info
Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Plaintiff - Appellant
GARY B.
Represented By
Lawrence Fogel
Sidley Austin
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Evan Howard Caminker
University of Michigan Law School
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Mark E. Haddad
University of Southern California
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Kathryn Eidmann
Law Office
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Joshua Eugene Anderson
Sidley Austin
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Tacy Fletcher Flint
Sidley Austin
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Jennifer Martin Wheeler
Sidley Austin
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Mark D. Rosenbaum
Law Office
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Bruce A. Miller
Miller Cohen
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Carter Glasgow Phillips
Sidley Austin
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Proposed Intervenor
MICHIGAN SENATE
Represented By
John J. Bursch
Alliance Defending Freedom
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Proposed Intervenor
MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Represented By
John J. Bursch
Alliance Defending Freedom
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GPO Apr 23 2020
OPINION and JUDGMENT filed : The district court???s dismissal of Plaintiffs??? equal protection and compulsory-attendance due process claims is AFFIRMED, its dismissal of their due process claim based on the fundamental right to a basic minimum education is REVERSED, and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of this court. Decision for publication. Eric L. Clay (AUTHORING), Jane Branstetter Stranch, and Eric E. Murphy (DISSENTING), Circuit Judges. [18-1855, 18-1871]

Docket last updated: 06/12/2020 3:26 AM CDT
Monday, July 30, 2018
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