A federal appeals court will reconsider a previous ruling requiring the San Jose Unified School District to recognize a Christian student club despite the district’s objections to the group’s policy that forbids LGBT students from club leadership positions.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jan. 18 vacated a panel’s 2–1 August decision, which found the school district discriminated against the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA) recognition as an official club in the district, based on religious beliefs.
The majority of active judges in the U.S. Circuit recently voted to have the case reconsidered by an 11-judge panel, according to a Jan. 18 order. A new hearing is set for March 20 in Pasadena, California….