Goehring v. Brophy

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs, students at the University of California at Davis (“the University”), appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the University with respect to their free exercise of religion claim. The plaintiffs allege that the University’s mandatory student registration fee violates their right to free exercise of religion because the fee is used, in part, to subsidize the University’s health insurance program, which covers abortion services.

On appeal the students challenge: (1) the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the University;…