9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 14, 2023
High school wrongly banned Christian group, full 9th Circuit rules
Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia blasted the majority opinion as riddled with factual and legal errors.
In a sharply disputed decision, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel ruled Wednesday that a San Jose high school violated a Christian club’s First Amendment rights to free exercise of religion and free speech.
The panel majority reversed U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam III’s denial of a preliminary injunction, directing him to reinstate the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ recognition as an approved student club at Pioneer...
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