If this policy of Hastings College of Law to exclude CLS from recognition as a campus organization is upheld, it will allow every public college and university in the United States to exclude all evangelical Christian organizations (including RUF).

The NAE filed a co-amici in the religious freedom case Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, which is before the Supreme Court.

The Christian Legal Society (CLS) is a respected nondenominational organization with chapters at law schools throughout the country. In refusing to recognize the local CLS chapter, the Hastings University School of Law has engaged in viewpoint discrimination, permitting a wide array of viewpoints while censoring the evangelical viewpoint.

This case has far-reaching implications for religious liberty, which is a foundational concern of the National Association of Evangelicals. If this policy of Hastings College of Law to exclude CLS from recognition as a campus organization is upheld, it will allow every public college and university in the United States to exclude all evangelical Christian organizations (such as Campus Crusade for Christ, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, the Navigators, the Reformed University Fellowship, Baptist Campus Ministries, and others), from recognition for a similar reason.

The NAE urges the Supreme Court to uphold the religious freedom of all Americans by deciding in favor of the CLS.

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