The Center for Law & Religious Freedom

Hastings Groups whose Officers and Voting Members or Officers Must Agree with the Organization's Mission and Viewpoint

Hastings has recognized many groups whose constitutions provide that their officers and voting members should agree with their organizations’ missions and viewpoints:
 
Silenced Right states, “So long as individuals are committed to the goals set out by the leadership, they are welcome to participate and vote in Silenced Right elections.”
 
Hastings Democratic Caucus mandates that “any full-time student at Hastings may become a member . . . so long as they do not exhibit consistent disregard and lack of respect for the objective of the organization.”
 
Outlaw’s constitution states that officers may be removed for “working against the spirit of the organization’s goals and objectives.”
 
The Vietnamese American Law Society provides membership to any Hastings student “so long as they do not exhibit a consistent disregard and lack of respect for the objective of the organization.”
 
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America at Hastings directs that members must “adhere to the objectives of the Student Chapter as well as the mission of ATLA.”
 
The Hastings Motorcycle Riders Club expects members to “own[] or ride[] a motorcycle or scooter, or ha[ve] an interest in such activities.