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A federal judge has ordered a California school district to give Good News Clubs the same access to its campuses as other after-school programs. The ruling came after years of denials that had blocked the Christian clubs from operating on school grounds.

U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. granted a preliminary injunction requiring the Oakland Unified School District to allow the Child Evangelism Fellowship’s Good News Clubs to use school facilities on an equal basis with nonreligious groups, according to Liberty Counsel .

The injunction is the first legal step in a case that could secure permanent access for the clubs, according to the group.

The lawsuit was filed in December 2024 by Liberty Counsel on behalf of CEF NorCal East Bay after the district refused appli

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