11.21.06

ADF Attorneys Appeal Chase Harper Case to the United States Supreme Court...
Many of you are well aware of the case of Chase Harper (right) – who wore a T-shirt to school expressing his religious viewpoint on homosexual behavior. Chase was closely questioned by an armed deputy and prohibited by school officials from wearing his shirt, telling him to "keep his faith in the car" – all the while welcoming messages advocating homosexual behavior.

ADF attorneys represented Chase and defended his First Amendment rights, in federal district court, and then before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

And, as I reported in my news alert of April 24, 2006, in one of its most "creative" opinions ever – citing the movie Brokeback Mountain - Judge Stephen Reinhardt (the most overturned judge in the country), and another 9th Circuit judge ruled that Chase's Biblical speech was not protected.

Despite the uproar the opinion created on the left and the right with regard to free speech rights, the 9th Circuit would not re-hear the case.

So, just as the Apostle Paul appealed his case to Rome, ADF is appealing Chase's case to the highest court in the land: the United States Supreme Court. We've asked the High Court to hear this case to protect the rights of Christian students to express their views at school. You can read the petition for review at www.telladf.org/UserDocs/HarperPetition.pdf.

ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot says: "School officials do not have the right to engage in viewpoint discrimination, and this case is very important for those who support true 'tolerance and diversity' in public schools. The core of the First Amendment is all about the right of Americans to express their sincerely held beliefs. In appealing this case to the U.S. Supreme Court, we hope the justices reverse the 9th Circuit's terrible ruling."

Please pray that the United States Supreme Court will grant review of this case – and issue a ruling that affirms free speech for all Americans – not just for those that are so-called "politically correct." We will keep you posted on this request for review in the weeks ahead.

Learn more by reading the ADF press release...

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