U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2009

Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Kane

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided March 17, 2009 · Bea, Hug, Kozinski

319 F. App'x 645

Counsel

Gregory Baylor, Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Timothy J. Tracey, Litigation Counsel, Religious Liberty Advocates of the Christian Legal Society, Springfield, VA, Benjamin Wyman Bull, Esquire, Chief Counsel, Gary McCaleb, Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, AZ, Steven R. Burling-ham, Esquire, Gary Till & Burlingham, Timothy M. Smith, Esquire, McKinley & Smith A Professional Corporation, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Ethan P. Schulman, Esquire, Folger Levin & Kahn, LLP, Elise K. Traynum, Esquire, General Counsel Mezzanine Level, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees., Shannon Minter, Esquire, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-intervenor-Appellee.

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM*

The parties stipulate that Hastings imposes an open membership rule on all student groups — all groups must accept all comers as voting members even if those *646individuals disagree with the mission of the group. The conditions on recognition are therefore viewpoint neutral and reasonable. Truth v. Kent Sch. Dist., 542 F.3d 634, 649-50 (9th Cir. 2008).

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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