Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Columbia Union College v. Edward O. Clarke, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Dorothy Dixon Chaney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Donna H. Cunninghame, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission John J. Green, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Jamie Kendrick, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Terry L. Lierman, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Osborne A. Payne, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission R. Kathleen Perini Charles B. Saunders, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Richard P. Street, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Christian Legal Society the Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America the American Jewish Congress American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Ant-Defamation League, Amici Curiae
FlawCheck Citator
Check how courts have cited this case. Use our free citator for the most current treatment.
No. 758741
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Columbia Union College v. Edward O. Clarke, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Dorothy Dixon Chaney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Donna H. Cunninghame, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission John J. Green, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Jamie Kendrick, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Terry L. Lierman, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Osborne A. Payne, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission R. Kathleen Perini Charles B. Saunders, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Richard P. Street, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Christian Legal Society the Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America the American Jewish Congress American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Ant-Defamation League, Amici Curiae
No. 758741 · Decided October 26, 1998
No. 758741·Fourth Circuit · 1998·
FlawFinder last updated this page Apr. 2, 2026
Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
October 26, 1998
Citation
No. 758741
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
Plain English Summary
Plain-English summary coming soon. Read the opinion text below for the current holding.
Key Points
01
02
03
04
Frequently Asked Questions
Columbia Union College v. Edward O. Clarke, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Dorothy Dixon Chaney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Donna H. Cunninghame, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission John J. Green, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Jamie Kendrick, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Terry L. Lierman, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Osborne A. Payne, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission R. Kathleen Perini Charles B. Saunders, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Richard P. Street, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Christian Legal Society the Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America the American Jewish Congress American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Ant-Defamation League, Amici Curiae is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Columbia Union College v. Edward O. Clarke, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Dorothy Dixon Chaney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Donna H. Cunninghame, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission John J. Green, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Jamie Kendrick, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Terry L. Lierman, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Osborne A. Payne, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission R. Kathleen Perini Charles B. Saunders, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Richard P. Street, Jr., in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Christian Legal Society the Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America the American Jewish Congress American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Ant-Defamation League, Amici Curiae in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on October 26, 1998.
Use the citation No. 758741 and verify it against the official reporter before filing.