Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California (UC) Hastings College of the Law
Petitioner
Michael W. McConnell, Counsel of Record Founded in 1961, the Christian Legal Society (CLS) is a nationwide association of lawyers, law students, law professors, and judges who follow the Christian faith. University chapters of the organization — which sponsor lectures, provide transportation to religious services, and organize other events — are required to meet CLS’s national membership requirements. Chapter meetings are open to all, but officers and voting members are required to sign a statement of faith. Officers must also pledge to “abstain from acts of a sinful nature,” which, according to CLS, include premarital sex, adultery, and homosexual conduct….
