"Equal access is the law, and equal access means equal treatment in every respect, including equal cost."

"Equal access is the law, and equal access means equal treatment in every respect, including equal cost," says Mathew D. Staver for Liberty Counsel. Liberty Counsel, representing Child Evangelism Fellowship of Virginia (CEF), challenges the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools' discriminatory refusal to grant a waiver for the usage fee to CEF for use of its facilities, even though the district grants "grant[s] free use to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other organizations the board has deemed patriotic and community service groups."

In an earlier blog post today, CLS Center Director Greg Baylor set forth the numerous Supreme Court decisions affirming the right of equal access. Following these key cases, the Courts of Appeals have also affirmed the right of equal access in precedent-setting victories obtained by the Center on behalf of other CEF chapters, including CEF of Maryland v. Stafford Township School District in the Third Circuit and CEF v. Montgomery County Public Schools in the Fourth Circuit.