Won U.S. District Courts

Hart v. Tomack

School Locker

Summary

District officials told two women who chose Bible verses for their pavers that they could not be included because of their religious content. However, other bricks accepted without issue for the program included a Bible verse written in Spanish and a Hindu quote from Mahatma Gandhi.

Press Releases

June 9th, 2011
Goodbye yellow brick road: Calif. high school a dead end for free speech
January 24th, 2011
Not just another brick in the walkway: Calif. high school forbids Christian pavers

Case Documents

Court

Title

Date

Trial Court

Stipulated Voluntary Dismissal

6/9/2011

Trial Court

1/16/2011

Case Profiles

David Cortman

David A. Cortman

Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation

David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom.