9th Circuit Oral Arguments Held In Berkeley Evolution Website Case

On May 14, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments (audio recording) in Caldwell v. Caldwell, (Case No. 06-15771). The case involves a claim by a Santa Rosa couple that a University of California, Berkeley, website titled "Understanding Evolution" was used to promote religious beliefs of groups that support evolution. (See prior posting.) Without reaching the merits, the district court court held that plaintiffs lacked standing. The Pacific Justice Institute which represents plaintiffs in the case issued a May 12 press release regarding the then-upcoming 9th Circuit arguments.