Cert. Denied In Case On Exclusion of Worship Services From Library Room

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied cert. in a second church-state case, Faith Center Church v. Glover, (Docket No. 06-1633) (Order list.) In the decision below, a panel of the 9th Circuit held that the Contra Costa County, California, public library could make its meeting room available for "meetings, programs, or activities of educational, cultural or community interest", while excluding their use for "religious services". (See prior posting.) An en banc rehearing was denied by a sharply split 9th Circuit. (See prior posting.) AP reports on the cert. denial. [Thanks to Melissa Rogers for the lead.]