The Facts of Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches:
New York state law permits school districts to allow their buildings to be used
outside school hours for social, civic, and recreational but not for religious
purposes. The Center Moriches district, interpreting these regulations, denied
permission for a local church group to show a film on Christian family values in
a school building after school hours. The church and its pastor brought suit
against the district in United States District Court, claiming their First
Amendment right of free speech was being denied. The District Court agreed with
the school district. The area was a limited public forum, the school district
had not opened its facilities to organizations for similar religious purposes
and therefore the denial was "viewpoint neutral." The US Court of Appeals
affirmed the decision.
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