Mid Vermont Christian School v. Bouchey
| MID VERMONT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, on behalf of itself and its students and its students' parents, T. S., by and through their parents and natural guardians, Nathaniel and Dawna Slarve, NATHAN PARTINGTON, individually, K. S., by and through their parents and natural guardians, Nathaniel and Dawna Slarve, O. P., by and through his father and natural guardian, Nathan Partington, NATHANIEL SLARVE, individually, DAWNA SLARVE, individually, A. G., by and through their parents and natural guardians, Chris and Bethany Goodwin, M. G., by and through their parents and natural guardians, Chris and Bethany Goodwin, CHRISTOPHER GOODWIN, individually and BETHANY GOODWIN, individually |
| WAITS RIVER VALLEY (UNIFIED #36 ELEMENTARY) SCHOOL BOARD, JENNIFER DECK SAMUELSON, in her official capacity as Chair of the Vermont State Board of Education, HEATHER BOUCHEY, in her official capacity as Interim Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education, CHRISTINE BOURNE, in her official capacity as Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union Superintendent, HARTLAND SCHOOL BOARD, RANDALL GAWEL, in his official capacity as Orange East Supervisory Union Superintendent, JAY NICHOLS, in his official capacity as the Executive Director of The Vermont Principals' Association and ZOIE SAUNDERS, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education |
| CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY, LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER, KOLLENE CASPERS, VALERIE MEICHTRY, MICHELE OROSZ and JESSICA BAKER |
| SUTHERLAND INSTITUTE, EDCHOICE, INC., STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, FOUNDATION FOR MORAL LAW, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL, COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, STATE OF ALABAMA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF FLORIDA, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF IDAHO, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF KANSAS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF TENNESSEE, STATE OF ALASKA, STATE OF MISSOURI and STATE OF TEXAS |
| 26-1416 |
| May 21, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| CIVIL RIGHTS-Other |
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| Filing 83 MOTION ORDER, referring motion for leave to file an amicus brief at docket entry 79, on behalf of The Parents Initiative of the Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Jessica Baker, and Michele Orosz, FILED. [Entered: 07/07/2026 12:28 PM] |
| Filing 82 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae State of Alabama, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Georgia, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of North Dakota, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Alaska, State of Missouri, State of Texas [Entered: 07/02/2026 04:36 PM] |
| Filing 81 NEW PARTY, Movant Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Michele Orosz, Jessica Baker, ADDED. [Entered: 07/02/2026 11:46 AM] |
| Filing 80 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for leave to file as Amicus, Motion for leave to file as Amicus, at entry 71, 73, on behalf of Movant t Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Jessica Baker, & Michele Orosz, , FILED. [Entered: 07/02/2026 11:04 AM] |
| Filing 79 MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF, on behalf of Movant Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Jessica Baker, & Michele Orosz, FILED. Service date 07/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/02/2026 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 78 MOTION ORDER, referring motion for amicus curiae, on behalf of Movant Center for American Liberty, FILED. [Entered: 07/02/2026 09:48 AM] |
| Filing 77 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae,Christian Schools International, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Ian Seth Speir, for Amicus Curiae Christian Schools International, Amicus Curiae Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, ADDED. [Entered: 07/02/2026 09:20 AM] |
| Filing 76 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for leave to file as Amicus, Motion for leave to file as Amicus, at docket entry 71, 73, on behalf of American Liberty, FILED. [Entered: 07/02/2026 09:03 AM] [Edited: 07/02/2026 09:09 AM] |
| Filing 75 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Association of Christian Schools International, The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 11:42 PM] |
| Filing 74 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Association of Christian Schools International, The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 11:38 PM] |
| Filing 73 MOTION, for leave to intervene, on behalf of Movant Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Jessica Baker, & Michele Orosz, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 07:39 PM] |
| Filing 72 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Jessica Baker, & Michele Orosz, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 07:34 PM] |
| Filing 71 MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF, on behalf of Movant Liberty Justice Center, Kollene Caspers, Valerie Meichtry, Jessica Baker, & Michele Orosz, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 07:17 PM] |
| Filing 70 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 54, on behalf of Foundation for Moral Law, FILED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 04:48 PM] |
| Filing 69 NEW PARTY, Movant Center for American Liberty, ADDED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 04:42 PM] |
| Filing 68 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Foundation for Moral Law, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 04:27 PM] |
| Filing 67 MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF, on behalf of Movant Center for American Liberty, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 04:23 PM] |
| Filing 66 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Center for American Liberty, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 04:09 PM] |
| Filing 65 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 50, on behalf of Amicus Curaie EdChoice, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:50 PM] |
| Filing 64 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus EdChoice, Inc., FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:19 PM] |
| Filing 63 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 54, on behalf of Foundation for Moral Law, FILED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:16 PM] |
| Filing 62 NEW PARTY, Amicus Cuarie Foundation for Moral Law, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Andrew Schlafly, for Amicus Curiae Foundation for Moral Law, ADDED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:08 PM] |
| Filing 61 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 52, on behalf of Amicus Curiae The State of West Virginia and 19 other States, FILED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:57 PM] |
| Filing 60 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus State of West Virgina and 19 other States, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:49 PM] [Edited: 07/01/2026 02:54 PM] |
| Filing 59 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Foundation for Moral Law, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:40 PM] |
| Filing 58 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 52, on behalf of State of West Virgina and 19 Other States, FILED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:35 PM] |
| Filing 57 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae State of West Virginia, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Holly J. Wilson, for Amicus Curiae State of West Virginia, ADDED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:26 PM] |
| Filing 56 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 50, on behalf of Amicus Curaie EdChoice, FILED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:11 PM] |
| Filing 55 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Center for American Liberty, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:09 PM] |
| Filing 54 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Foundation for Moral Law, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:07 PM] |
| Filing 53 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae EdChoice, Inc., ADDED. ATTORNEY, Thomas Molnar Fisher, for Amicus Curiae EdChoice, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:01 PM] |
| Filing 52 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus West Virginia and 19 Other States, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 01:57 PM] [Edited: 07/01/2026 02:13 PM] |
| Filing 51 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of State of West Virginia, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 01:55 PM] [Edited: 07/01/2026 02:44 PM] |
| Filing 50 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus EdChoice, Inc., FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 01:45 PM] |
| Filing 49 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Amicus EdChoice, Inc., FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2026 01:42 PM] [Edited: 07/01/2026 01:52 PM] |
| Filing 48 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 47, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Sutherland Institute, FILED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 02:13 PM] |
| Filing 47 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Sutherland Institute, FILED. Service date 06/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:57 PM] |
| Filing 46 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 43, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Sutherland Institute, FILED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:14 PM] |
| Filing 45 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae,Sutherland Institute, ADDED. ATTORNEY, William C. Duncan, for Amicus Curiae Sutherland Institute, ADDED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:05 PM] |
| Filing 44 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Sutherland Institute, FILED. Service date 06/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:02 PM] |
| Filing 43 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Sutherland Institute, FILED. Service date 06/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/30/2026 11:52 AM] |
| Filing 42 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief, Special Appendix, Appendix, Appendix, Appendix, Appendix, at entry 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:55 PM] |
| Filing 41 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 4 of 4, (pp. 685 - 889), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:50 PM] |
| Filing 40 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 3 of 4, (pp. 421 - 684), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:46 PM] |
| Filing 39 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 2 of 4, (pp. 166 - 420), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:41 PM] |
| Filing 38 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 1 of 4, (pp. 1 - 165), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:39 PM] |
| Filing 37 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:36 PM] |
| Filing 36 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:34 PM] |
| Filing 35 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief, Special Appendix, Appendix, Appendix, Appendix, Appendix, at docket entry 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. [Entered: 06/25/2026 09:22 AM] [Edited: 06/25/2026 03:09 PM] |
| Filing 34 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 4 of 4, (pp. 685 - 889), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/24/2026 08:48 PM] |
| Filing 33 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 3 of 4, (pp. 421 - 684), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/24/2026 08:46 PM] |
| Filing 32 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 2 of 4, (pp. 166 - 420), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/24/2026 08:11 PM] |
| Filing 31 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 1 of 4, (pp. 1 - 165), on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/24/2026 08:09 PM] |
| Filing 30 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/24/2026 08:05 PM] |
| Filing 29 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/24/2026 08:02 PM] |
| Filing 28 NEW CASE MANAGER, Wilson Dudley, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 06/03/2026 03:36 PM] |
| Filing 27 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Zoie Saunders, Appellee Jennifer Deck Samuelson, FILED. Service date 06/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/03/2026 02:24 PM] |
| Filing 26 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/03/2026 12:39 PM] |
| Filing 25 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 06/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/03/2026 12:37 PM] |
| Filing 24 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 06/03/2026 11:04 AM] |
| Filing 23 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at entry 18, on behalf of Appellee Zoie Saunders, Appellee Jennifer Deck Samuelson, FILED. [Entered: 06/03/2026 10:57 AM] |
| Filing 22 CAPTION, reflecting correct party text of Appellee Zoie Saunders, AMENDED. [Entered: 06/03/2026 10:47 AM] |
| Filing 21 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to expedite appeal at docket entry 13, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P.. Opening brief is due 06/24/2026; response brief is due 07/31/2026; reply brief is due 08/14/2026, by SALM, FILED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 03:51 PM] |
| Filing 20 ATTORNEY, Samuel B. Stratton, for Appellee Jennifer Deck Samuelson, Appellee Zoie Saunders, ADDED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 03:42 PM] |
| Filing 19 ATTORNEY, Sean M. Toohey, for Appellee Waits River Valley (Unified #36 Elementary) School Board, ADDED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 03:37 PM] |
| Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Jennifer Deck Samuelson, Zoie Saunders, FILED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 01:56 PM] |
| Filing 17 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Waits River Valley (Unified #36 Elementary) School Board, FILED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 01:30 PM] |
| Filing 16 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Waits River Valley (Unified #36 Elementary) School Board, FILED. Service date 06/01/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/01/2026 01:24 PM] |
| Filing 15 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 11, on behalf of Appellee Zoie Saunders, Appellee Jennifer Deck Samuelson, FILED. [Entered: 05/29/2026 11:30 AM] |
| Filing 14 ATTORNEY, Jacob Ethan Reed, for Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., ADDED. [Entered: 05/29/2026 11:20 AM] |
| Filing 13 MOTION, to expedite appeal, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 05/28/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/28/2026 07:39 PM] |
| Filing 12 ATTORNEY, John J. Bursch, James A. Campbell, Ryan J. Tucker, Jeremiah Galus, for Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., ADDED. [Entered: 05/28/2026 02:21 PM] |
| Filing 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Jennifer Deck Samuelson, Zoie Saunders, FILED. [Entered: 05/28/2026 12:38 PM] |
| Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., FILED. [Entered: 05/27/2026 05:27 PM] |
| Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., FILED. [Entered: 05/27/2026 05:20 PM] |
| Filing 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., FILED. [Entered: 05/27/2026 05:10 PM] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., FILED. [Entered: 05/27/2026 05:04 PM] |
| Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., FILED. [Entered: 05/27/2026 04:55 PM] |
| Filing 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Appellant Nathan Partington, Appellant O. P., FILED. Service date 05/27/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/27/2026 04:31 PM] |
| Filing 4 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., OPENED. [Entered: 05/21/2026 04:44 PM] |
| Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., district court receipt # AVTDC2223504, FILED. [Entered: 05/21/2026 04:42 PM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, dated 05/12/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 05/21/2026 04:41 PM] |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Mid Vermont Christian School, Nathan Partington, O. P., FILED. [Entered: 05/21/2026 04:40 PM] |
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