On April 13, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Directors (video of full oral arguments). In the case, an Oregon federal district court upheld a school district's anti-bias policy. The school district had concluded that a school social worker's the display of books titled He is He and She is She constituted a hostile expression toward a person because of their gender identity. Barring the social worker from displaying these books when students are in his office did not violate the social worker's free exercise rights. However, he could display them when no students were present. (See prior posting.) ADF issued a press release announcing the oral arguments.