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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Callahan finds that the district court improperly denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in an action brought by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) against the San Jose Unified School District for violation of FCA’s First Amendment rights to free exercise of religion and free speech, and directed the district court to enter an order reinstating FCA’s recognition as an official Associated Student Body approved student club. FCA requires its student leaders to affirm a Statement of Faith, which includes the belief that sexual relations should be within the confines of a marriage between a man and a woman. The San Jose Unified School District revoked FCA’s status as an official student club because of "non-discrimination policies." The FCA had organizational standing and its claims were not moot because the District’s actions frustrated the FCA’s mission. Reversed.