The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal from a 9th Circuit decision upholding UC-Hastings College of Law's decision to deny student-activities funds and official recognition to a Christian Legal Society student group on the ground that the group's refusal to allow gay and lesbian members and officers violates the school's antidiscrimination policies. Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, No. 08-1371.
- 9th Circuit decision
- District Court decision
- Copies of all documents in the case
- Alliance Defense Fund press release
- Christian Legal Socity press release
- ABA Journal
- Blog of the Legal Times
- Bloomberg
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Faculty Lounge
- Inside Higher Ed
- L.A. Times
- Mirror of Justice
- Religion Clause
- SCOTUS Blog
- USA Today
- Volokh Conspiracy
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- District Court: Hastings Can Refuse to Recognize Christian Legal Society Student Group (Apr. 20, 2006)
- 7th Circuit Grants Injunction to Christian Legal Society in Lawsuit Against Southern Illinois Law School (July 11, 2006)
- Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split Over Leadership of Law School Christian Legal Society Chapters (July 2, 2009)
Update:
- David Bernstein (George Mason), More on Christian Legal Society v. Martinez
- Michael Dorf (Cornell), Supreme Court Grants Cert in Rousseau v. Holmes (sorta)
- Paul Horwitz (Alabama), Dorf on Christian Legal Society (and FAIR?)
- Marcia McCormick (St. Louis), Cert Granted in Clash of Protections Case
- Eugene Volokh (UCLA), No Duty To Subsidize Student Groups’ Discriminatory Officer and Member Selection Decisions
