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Truth v. Kent School District

March 30, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a student Bible club raised valid claims that a Washington state school district violated the federal Equal Access Act (EAA) and Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment by refusing to exempt the club from the district’s non-discrimination policy. The ACLU had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case supporting a school district’s withholding official sponsorship and funding of student clubs that discriminate on the basis of religion, e.g., by requiring students to take a religious test to become voting members.

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Press Release

Court Says Religious Club Must Follow Nondiscrimination Policy  
A federal court has ruled that the Kent School District acted correctly when it withheld sponsorship and funding for a student club that restricted membership based on religion.

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Religious Liberty