Campus Christian Group Wins in Appeals Court

In another case of a university refusing to recognize a Christian student group, CLS v Southern Illinois University, an appeals court has ruled that in favor of the Christian Legal Society. This is similar to the North Carolina case and several others around the country. This reverses a lower court ruling. It is well in line with a long line of cases, including Rosenberger and Lamb's Chapel, that determined that if a public institution is going to allow generally applicable recognition, benefits or access to such groups they cannot discriminate against religious groups.