31 regardless of a group ’ s views . For example , your school cannot insist that a campus Christian group accept non-believing students if it does not also require that campus feminist groups accept pro-life students .
CASE STUDY
Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California , Hastings College of tthe Law v . Martinez
The Christian Legal Society challenged a policy at Hastings College of the Law requiring registered student groups to accept all students as members regardless of their status or beliefs . The Christian Legal Society claimed that this policy impaired its First Amendment rights by requiring it to accept members who do not share its core beliefs about religion and sexual orientation .
The Supreme Court ruled that the school ’ s all-comers policy was a reasonable , viewpoint-neutral condition on access to school resources . The Court explained that the policy did not actually prohibit the group from expressing itself , because even unrecognized student groups were permitted to meet and communicate their views on campus , and that the policy was viewpoint-neutral because it did not directly favor either religious or secular beliefs .