National Conference of State Legislatures, Council of State Governments, National Association of Counties, U.S. Conference of Mayors, et al.
Amici Curiae
Richard Ruda, Counsel of RecordThe Amici in this brief are organizations of State, county, and municipal governments and officials throughout the country. Richard Ruda is Chief Counsel of the James I. Crowley State and Local Legal Center. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 12, 1999.The Court has recognized a liberty interest under the Due Process Clause in parents to "establish a home and bring up children." — Meyer v. Nebraska (1923). The Court has explained that "[t]he established doctrine is that this liberty may not…
