Plaintiff:	Dustin McCrory, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of his minor children, real party in interest E.M.; real party in interest P.M., real party in interest L.M., Richard Williams, Reverend; on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor child, real party in interest N.W., Joshua Herlands, on behalf of himself and on behalf of his minor children, real party in interest E.H., real party in interest J.H., David Hawley, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor children real party in interest A.H., real party in interest L.H., Jennifer Harding, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor child, real party in interest A.O., Benjamin Owens, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor child, real party in interest A.O., Molly Pulda, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor child. real party in interest T.S., Mamie Broadhurst, Reverend; on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor child, real party in interest N.W., Christy Alkire, on behalf of herself and on hehalf of her minor child, real party in interest L.A., Adrian Van Young, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor children, real party inf interest A.V., real party in interest S.V., Gary Sernovitz, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor child, real party in interest T.S., Erin Hawley, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of their minor children, real party in interest A.H, real party in interest L.H., Jeff Sims, Reverend; on behalf of himself and on behalf of his minor children, real party in interest A.S., real party in interest C.S. 1, real party in interest C.S. 2 and Darcy Roake, Reverend, on behalf themselves and on behalf of their minor children, real party in interest A.V., real party in interest S.V.
Defendant:	Conrad Appel, in his official capacity as a member of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (LSBESE), Cade Brumley, in his official capacity as the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education, Stacey Melerine, in her official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, Sharon Latten-Clark, in her official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, Preston Castille, in his official capacity as a member of LSBESE, Lance Harris, in his official capacity as a member of LSBESE, Simone Champagne, in her official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, Judy Armstrong, in her official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, Sandy Holloway, in her official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, Kevin Berken, in his official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, Paul Hollis, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Ronnie Morris, in his official capacity as a member of the LSBESE, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, Livingston Parish School Board, Vernon Parish School Board, St. Tammany Parish School Board and Orleans Parish School Board
Amicus Curiae:	American Atheists, Incorporated, Conscience Project, Foundation for Moral Law, Professor Mark David Hall, Professor Lorianne Updike Toler, America First Policy Institute, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, American Atheists, National Council of Jewish Women, Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Incorporated, Hindus for Human Rights, Interfaith Alliance, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Jewish Women International, Keshet, Men of Reform Judaism, Muslims for Progressive Values, Rabbinical Assembly, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, Sikh Coalition, Society for Humanistic Judaism, Truah, Union for Reform Judaism, Women of Reform Judaism, Women's Rabbinic Network, Zioness Movement, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, General Synod of the United Church of Christ, Reverend Jihyun Oh, as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church and The Most Reverend Sean W. Rowe, as the 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
Case Number:	24-30706
Filed:	November 12, 2024
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Civil Rights

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