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Nampa Classical Academy v. Goesling

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on March 26, 2012.

Docket No.11-786
Op. Below9th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether a state agency can ban the objective use of all materials it deems "religious" from public schools (including charter schools) and universities without First Amendment scrutiny. (2) Whether the state has either a valid educational interest or a mandate from the Establishment Clause to prohibit the objective use of all religious materials in a secular curriculum. (3) Whether "political subdivisions" are barred per se from suing their states in federal court regardless of their degree of independence or type of claim.

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