Monday: ADF attorneys available to media following hearing in crucial Calif. homeschooling case
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ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY
June 20, 2008 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom
ADF attorneys available to media following hearing
in crucial Calif. homeschooling case
Court of Appeal’s decision made most homeschooling a crime in the state
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb, ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeff Shafer, and ADF Legal Counsel Tim Chandler
WHAT: Oral arguments in rehearing of decision in homeschooling case In re: Rachel L.
WHEN: 10 a.m. PDT, Monday, June 23
WHERE: California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District, Division 3, 300 S. Spring St., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys will be available for media interviews following a hearing Monday in an important homeschooling case. In March, the California Court of Appeal agreed to reconsider its decision in the case In re: Rachel L., which stated that parents who lack a teaching certificate cannot lawfully teach their children at home.
“Parents have a fundamental right to make educational choices for their children,” said ADF Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb. “We are very pleased that the court is reviewing this case, and we look forward to presenting our arguments.”
Attorneys with ADF filed the motion for rehearing shortly after the court initially ruled on Feb. 28. The court granted the motion on March 25 (www.telladf.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4440).
A fact sheet is available on the lawsuit at www.telladf.org/UserDocs/RachelFactSheet.pdf.
ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.