CLS At SIU Appeals Denial of Preliminary Injunction

Yesterday, the Christian Legal Society at Southern Illinois University School of Law filed an appeal with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the trial court's July 5 denial of preliminary injunction. Alliance Defense Fund announced the appeal that is discussed in this AP report. SIU claims that the CLS requirement that its voting members and leaders adhere to basic Christian beliefs, including beliefs on sexuality, violates the university's affirmative action policy. This is one of a series of cases filed by CLS around th country to challenge university rules that require student groups to admit gays and lesbians to membership on an equal basis. (See prior posting.) Links to the pleadings and opinion in the district court, and to the notice of appeal, are on Jeremy Richey's Blawg.