San Francisco, Calif., Oct 25, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The Christian Legal Society chapter at the University of California, Hastings College of Law, filed a lawsuit Oct. 22 against school officials, reported the Christian Wire Service.
The student group says it was denied official recognition by the university because it would not agree to accept members and officers, who openly oppose their Christian beliefs.
The university claims the chapter’s leadership and membership criteria violate the school's Policy on Nondiscrimination. But the Christian Legal Society claims that the university is violating the First Amendment rights.
The student group asked school officials in early September to exempt it and other religious student organizations from the religion and sexual orientation portions of the policy.