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June 29th, 2010
First Reactions to ‘CLS v. Martinez’
Reactions to today's Supreme Court decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez have lit up the Web. The Chronicle of Higher Education and InsideHigherEd.com have posted articles detailing the case, and Reason's Jacob Sullum and the Cato Institute's Roger Pilon have supplied summaries of the ruling.
For our part, here's FIRE President Greg Lukianoff's response from our press release:
"FIRE is deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. For all of the reasons stated in our brief, we believe the practical effect of this case will be the derecognition of devoutly religious groups-especially evangelical Christian groups. This is a loss for diversity and pluralism on campus, not a win," said FIRE President Greg Lukianoff. "FIRE will continue to fight for the rights of expressive campus organizations to form around shared beliefs and for the principle that the College Democrats have the right to be Democrats, the College Atheists have the right to be atheists, and the College Christians have the right to be Christians."
Erica Goldberg, FIRE's Justice Robert H. Jackson Legal Fellow, offers her initial impression of the ruling here on The Torch, focusing on Justice Kennedy's concurring ...