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Erzinger v. Regents of the University of California

187 Cal. Rptr. 164 (1982)

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Erzinger v. Regents of the University of California

California Court of Appeal
187 Cal. Rptr. 164 (1982)

  • Written by Mike Begovic, JD

Facts

Susan Erzinger and other students at the University of California who opposed abortion (the students) (plaintiffs) objected to having a portion of their student registration fees used by the University of California (UC) for abortion-related health services. UC collected a registration fee from all students, which was used to provide health services to students at its healthcare facilities on and off campus. Some of these services included abortion counseling, abortion referral, and abortion. The students demanded that they be allowed to pay a pro rata registration fee so that none of the fee was allocated for abortion-related health services. The lawsuit filed by the students against the regents of the University of California (the regents) (defendants) alleged a violation of their free-exercise rights under the First Amendment. A lower court denied the students’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that the students failed to show that UC had burdened or interfered with their practice of religion or religious beliefs. The students appealed.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Brown, J.)

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