We read:
"A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision against a Boyd County High School student who claimed anti-harassment training violated his free-speech right to freely practice his religion.
A three-judge panel ruled the lower court should reconsider Timothy Morrison's claim that school policy on harassing speech prevented him from expressing his Christian belief opposing homosexuality. U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning had granted a summary judgment to the Boyd County School District against Morrison.
Morrison's claim seeks only nominal damages. The policy the claim addresses was changed by the school board after Morrison filed his suit.
Two of the judges concluded that even though the policy had been changed, it may have had a chilling effect on Morrison while it was in effect and therefore he should have the opportunity to make that case in court....
No significant monetary damages are at stake, but the outcome of the case remains important, said Kevin Theriot, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based legal organization that takes on religious-rights cases. "It indicates our client's free speech rights could have been violated," Theriot said. "The amount of the damages isn't the issue. It's the principle involved." ....
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See here for coverage of the ACLU role in the matter.
