Religious Hostility Case is Appealed to the Ninth Circuit

Advocates for Faith and Freedom is moving to round two, defending Chad Farnan, at the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals.  Following a great victory for Chad at the federal district court where Dr. James Corbett was found to have violated the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution, Dr. Corbett filed an appeal at the Ninth Circuit.

Advocates also filed an appeal on behalf of Chad Farnan, now a senior at Capistrano Valley High School, arguing that the judge’s ruling should be reconsidered and broadened.  The judge ruled that only one of Dr. Corbett’s statements was a violation of the Establishment Clause, despite the fact that Advocates’ attorneys presented many other statements to the court.  We believe the other statements made by Dr. Corbett show that there is more than one instance of hostility against Christianity in the classroom… a clear violation of the Establishment Clause.