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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 24, 2023

Full 9th Circuit panel grills school over ban on Christian club

Pioneer High School barred the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a student club because its leaders are required to reject same-sex marriage. 9th Circuit judge says school banned single-sex clubs to justify ban of Christian group

An attorney representing the San Jose Unified School District ran into a buzz saw of hostile questions from an en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Thursday over its decision to strip a Christian club’s official status after concluding it violated the district’s anti-discrimination policy.

Pioneer High School barred the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a student club because its leaders are required to reject same-sex marriage...

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