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Cert. Denied In Two Cases Involving Religious Exercise Issues

By Howard M. Friedman

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Morrison v. Board of Education of Boyd County, (Docket No. 08-701) (Order List.) In the case, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals had denied a Christian high school student and his parents standing to challenge a school's now-abandoned speech code and related anti-harassment training. Plaintiffs alleged that the speech code prevented Christian students from expressing their views that homosexuality is sinful. (See prior posting.) 365Gay News reported yesterday on the decision.

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court also denied certiorari in Friday v. United States, (Docket No. 08-6651). (Order List.) In the case, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the criminal prosecution of a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, for killing a bald eagle so he could use it in his tribe's Sun Dance. The court found that the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and the regulations under it, were narrowly drawn to further a compelling governmental interest. (See prior posting.) The case had generated unusual interest among press groups who were concerned about the 10th Circuit's extensive review of constitutional facts. (See prior posting.) Yesterday's Hays (KS) Daily News reported on the denial of cert.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 24, 2009 (boomark / email).