Court: Calif. library can’t ban meetings it labels ‘religious services’
ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
June 22, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Court: Calif. library can’t ban meetings it labels
‘religious services’
ADF attorneys secure court order that prevents Contra Costa County
from banning Christian group from public meeting room
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Friday that Contra Costa County officials can no longer prohibit a Christian ministry from accessing Antioch Branch Library public meeting rooms just because government employees consider its scheduled activities to be “religious services.” Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed suit against county officials in 2004 on behalf of the ministry, arguing that the library’s ban was unconstitutional.
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