UC Loses Bid to Stop Christian School Suit
A federal judge rules that the case alleging that admissions rules violate student freedoms can proceed to trial.
By Rebecca Trounson,
Times Staff Writer
August 9, 2006

A Los Angeles federal judge said Tuesday that he would allow a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of California by a small Christian school in Riverside County to proceed.

Acting in a case that is being closely tracked by educators and free speech advocates nationwide, U.S. District Judge S. James Otero rejected UC's effort to dismiss several major allegations in the suit and allowed it to move forward. The written order followed a tentative ruling in the case in June.
The plaintiffs — Calvary Chapel Christian School of Murrieta, several of its students and a group representing 4,000 Christian schools nationwide — filed suit last summer accusing UC of discriminating against them by setting admissions rules that violate their freedom of speech and religion.

The plaintiffs allege that UC is biased in its admissions standards against courses taught from a conservative Christian viewpoint, while generally approving those from other religious and political perspectives. the rest