Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Columbia Union College v. John J. Oliver, Jr., Chairman, Maryland Higher Education Commission Edward O. Clarke, Jr., 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 John J. Green, 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 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 Stephen A. Burch Anne Osborn Emery Donald J. Slowinski, and J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His 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 Jamie Kendrick, 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 Maryland Higher Education Commission Maryland Board of Public Works J. Joseph Curran, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission William F. Howard, in His Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General of Maryland Terra N. Smith Constance Cornell Paul D. Ellis, the American Association of University Professors Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Anti-Defamation League American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area Council of Religious Freedom Seventh-Day Adventist Church State Council Northwest Religious Liberty Association Interfaith Religious Liberty Foundation Christian Legal Society Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Amici Curiae
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No. 773725
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Columbia Union College v. John J. Oliver, Jr., Chairman, Maryland Higher Education Commission Edward O. Clarke, Jr., 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 John J. Green, 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 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 Stephen A. Burch Anne Osborn Emery Donald J. Slowinski, and J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His 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 Jamie Kendrick, 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 Maryland Higher Education Commission Maryland Board of Public Works J. Joseph Curran, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission William F. Howard, in His Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General of Maryland Terra N. Smith Constance Cornell Paul D. Ellis, the American Association of University Professors Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Anti-Defamation League American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area Council of Religious Freedom Seventh-Day Adventist Church State Council Northwest Religious Liberty Association Interfaith Religious Liberty Foundation Christian Legal Society Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Amici Curiae
No. 773725 · Decided June 26, 2001
No. 773725·Fourth Circuit · 2001·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
June 26, 2001
Citation
No. 773725
Disposition
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Columbia Union College v. John J. Oliver, Jr., Chairman, Maryland Higher Education Commission Edward O. Clarke, Jr., 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 John J. Green, 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 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 Stephen A. Burch Anne Osborn Emery Donald J. Slowinski, and J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His 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 Jamie Kendrick, 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 Maryland Higher Education Commission Maryland Board of Public Works J. Joseph Curran, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission William F. Howard, in His Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General of Maryland Terra N. Smith Constance Cornell Paul D. Ellis, the American Association of University Professors Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Anti-Defamation League American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area Council of Religious Freedom Seventh-Day Adventist Church State Council Northwest Religious Liberty Association Interfaith Religious Liberty Foundation Christian Legal Society Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, 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. John J. Oliver, Jr., Chairman, Maryland Higher Education Commission Edward O. Clarke, Jr., 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 John J. Green, 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 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 Stephen A. Burch Anne Osborn Emery Donald J. Slowinski, and J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Honorable, in His 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 Jamie Kendrick, 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 Maryland Higher Education Commission Maryland Board of Public Works J. Joseph Curran, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland Albert Nathaniel Whiting, in His Official Capacity and as a Member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission William F. Howard, in His Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General of Maryland Terra N. Smith Constance Cornell Paul D. Ellis, the American Association of University Professors Americans United for Separation of Church and State the Anti-Defamation League American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area Council of Religious Freedom Seventh-Day Adventist Church State Council Northwest Religious Liberty Association Interfaith Religious Liberty Foundation Christian Legal Society Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation of America Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Amici Curiae in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on June 26, 2001.
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