Advocates Takes Battle Against University of California to Supreme Court

             On Friday, May 28, 2010, Advocates and its allied attorneys filed a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to agree to consider a case filed by Calvary Chapel Christian School (Murrieta, CA) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) against the University of California (UC) school system.  Advocates is hopeful that the Supreme Court will agree to hear the case and reverse the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ prior ruling against Calvary and ACSI.

            This unprecedented lawsuit centers on whether the UC school system can discriminate against private religious schools by denying recognition of college preparatory courses taught by religious high schools, merely because the courses are taught from a religious perspective.  In most cases, students applying for admission to a UC school must show that they have taken a minimum number of pre-approved college prep courses at their high school.  In order for courses to be approved, each high school must submit their curriculum in advance to the UC for approval.

            The lawsuit contends that the UC school system has refused to approve over 150 courses that were intended to be taught by Christian, Catholic, and Jewish high schools merely because they were to be taught from a religious viewpoint.  The Ninth Circuit ruled against Calvary and ACSI, a ruling that shockingly refused to recognize the constitutional right of Calvary and other private schools to teach from a religious viewpoint without government interference. 

            Please be in prayer as the Supreme Court reviews this important case and considers whether it will reconsider the Ninth Circuit’s ruling. 

            This information is provided by Advocates for Faith and Freedom, a non-profit religious law firm dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts!  To help us in our ongoing battle for religious freedom, click here to donate to Advocates.