Post by Logan on Feb 9, 2017 15:00:12 GMT -6
PRINCETON, W.Va. — A West Virginia school district is fighting back against the claim that a Bible study class offered in some public schools violates the First Amendment.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit last month against the Mercer County, West Virginia Board of Education, Mercer County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers, seeking to end the county's Bible In The Schools programs, arguing that the program endorses one religion and violates the consciences of nonreligious and non-Christian parents and students.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP will be representing the county's school system, alongside First Liberty Institute, the largest nonprofit law firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to “protecting religious freedom for all Americans,” according to its website.
O’Melveny & Myers is an international firm and one of the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, according to various websites. However, the firm’s website does not include any reference to involvement in religious liberty lawsuits.
Read more: www.mankatofreepress.com/cnhi_network/lawsuit-over-school-bible-class-moves-forward/article_78b62299-4690-5d04-b1ff-c2d9a0048282.html
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit last month against the Mercer County, West Virginia Board of Education, Mercer County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers, seeking to end the county's Bible In The Schools programs, arguing that the program endorses one religion and violates the consciences of nonreligious and non-Christian parents and students.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP will be representing the county's school system, alongside First Liberty Institute, the largest nonprofit law firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to “protecting religious freedom for all Americans,” according to its website.
O’Melveny & Myers is an international firm and one of the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, according to various websites. However, the firm’s website does not include any reference to involvement in religious liberty lawsuits.
Read more: www.mankatofreepress.com/cnhi_network/lawsuit-over-school-bible-class-moves-forward/article_78b62299-4690-5d04-b1ff-c2d9a0048282.html