Court Tentatively Upholds School's Censorship of Bible Club Flyers
On April 14, a Maryland federal court declined, at the outset of the litigation, to order the Montgomery County Public
Schools to include Child Evangelism Fellowship parental permission slips in packets sent home with students. The court
did, however, agree that the group had a right to participate in "back-to-school" nights and post flyers on school
bulletin boards. CLS is investigating an immediate appeal of the adverse portion of the ruling to the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. (More Info.)
"Creating Clones, Kids & Chimera"
A new article by Chief Litigation Counsel Nathan Adams recently published in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and
Public Policy discusses the legal and ethical challenges posed by advances in biotechnology. Dr. Adams also participated
in a panel discussion organized by Notre Dame's Thomas White Center on Law & Government on March 24. (Article).
Center Attorney Debates Faith-Based Initiative in Cato Institute Panel
Center attorney Jim Davids participated in a panel discussion on the constitutionality of the "Faith-Based Initiative"
hosted by the Cato Institute on March 28. The panel also included Cato Constitutional Studies Director Roger Pilon and
Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Jim Davids served as Deputy
Director of the Department of Justice's Task Force on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives for two years before joining
the Center in March.
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