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Liberty Counsel argued today at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Erica Corder, a high school valedictorian who was forced to publicly apologize for sharing her Christian faith during her 30-second message at graduation. Erica was one of fifteen valedictorians from the Lewis-Palmer High School class of 2006 in Denver Colorado.

Immediately afterward, Erica was informed that because of her speech she would not be receiving her diploma with the other students and would have to meet with the principal, Mr. Brewer. Principal Brewer forced Erica to write an apology for her actions in order to receive her diploma, which she then did under protest. The apology was disseminated to the entire school community.

Steve Crampton, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel for Liberty Counsel, presented oral argument this morning. On appeal, Liberty Counsel argued that Erica’s speech was private and entitled to full protection under both the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

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Today on Liberty Live

Today, our special guest will be J.C. Watts, Founder and Chairman of J.C. Watts Companies & former US Congressman from Oklahoma. We will discuss how today’s weakened GOP and the larger conservative movement have abandoned social conservativism with devastating results to the movement.

Watch online from 4 - 5 p.m. ET (3-4 p.m. CT) at www.LC.org and add your comments to our live blog during the show. The number to call to talk to J.C. Watts during the show is (866) 963-2037.

Show archives and podcasts are also available online. Yesterday our special guest was Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder & President of Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny.

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