Officials at a high school in Everett, Wash., are facing a lawsuit for disciplining an upperclassman student for loudly preaching during school events.
The student, Michael Leal, argues that the school violated his First Amendment rights. He has retained the services of the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), a Religious Right organization. Read more
A high school student has filed suit against the Everett, Wash., school district, claiming that the administrators of Everett High School unfairly suspended for proselytizing to his classmates. Michael Leal has retained the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), a Religious Right legal outfit, to defend his case.
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Travel back in time with me for a moment. It’s 1956, and we’re in the Deep South. An interracial couple approaches the county clerk to apply for a marriage license. The clerk says, “Oh, no! Don’t you know that the Bible mandates separation of the races? I refuse to give you a license because it violates my religious beliefs.” Read more
