The Good News Club, Andrea Fournier and Darleen Fournier v. Milford Central School’s Empirical Analysis
202 F.3d 502 · 2000
Citation profile
11 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 28 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 2023 · most notably The Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York Community School District No (2003), Child Evangelism Fellowship of New Jersey Inc. v. Stafford Township School District (2004)
11 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · City of Boerne v. Flores · Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · Widmar v. Vincent
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“5.6.1 For the purpose of instruction in any branch of education, learning or the arts; examinations; graduations; 5.6.2 For holding social, civic and recreational meetings and entertainment, and other uses pertaining to the welfare of the community; but such uses shall be non-exclusive and open to the general public; 5.6.5 For civic forums and community centers in accordance with applicable law.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[s]chool premises shall not be used by any individual or organization for religious purposes. Those individuals and/or organizations wishing to use school facilities and/or grounds under this policy shall indicate on a Certificate Regarding Use of School Premises form provided by the District that any intend ed use of school premises is in accordance with this policy.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“even the most restrictive and archaic definitions of religion, such subject matter [was] quintessentially religious.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.