The Seventh Circuit Gets It Right . . .

Yesterday the Seventh Circuit granted a preliminary injunction ordering Southern Illinois University Law School to restore recognition of the student chapter of the Christian Legal Society despite the group's ban on members who engage in or affirm homosexual conduct.  The court ruled that CLS was likely to prevail on its expressive association and free speech claims, reasoning that:

CLS is a faith-based organization. One of its beliefs is that sexual conduct outside of a traditional marriage is immoral. It would be difficult for CLS to sincerely and effectively convey a message of disapproval of certain types of conduct if, at the same time, it must accept members who engage in that conduct. CLS’s beliefs about sexual morality are among its defining values; forcing it to accept as members those who engage in or approve of homosexual conduct would cause the group as it currently identifies itself to cease to exist.

Rob