National School Boards Association (NSBA)
Amicus Curiae
Lisa A. Brown, Counsel of RecordThe National School Boards Association is a nonprofit federation of 49 State school board associations comprising 95,000 school board members in 14,000 local school districts. Lisa A. Brown is a partner in the law firm Bracewell & Patterson, focusing on education, civil rights, and employment law. She received her law degree from the University of Texas in 1989. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on December 19, 2003.Throughout the Supreme Court’s Establishment Clause jurisprudence, it is a constant principle that any challenged…
