Youth 71five Ministries v. Williams

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

YOUTH 71FIVE MINISTRIES, No. 24-4101 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 1:24-cv-00399-CL v.

ORDER AND

CHARLENE WILLIAMS, Director AMENDED of the Oregon Department of OPINION Education, in her individual and official capacities; BRIAN DETMAN, Director of the Youth Development Division, in his individual and official capacities; CORD BUEKER, Jr., Deputy Director of the Youth Development Division, in his individual and official capacities,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Mark D. Clarke, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 20, 2024 Pasadena, California YOUTH 71FIVE MINISTRIES V. WILLIAMS

Filed August 18, 2025 Amended November 26, 2025

Before: Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Morgan B. Christen, and Anthony D. Johnstone, Circuit Judges.

Order; Opinion by Judge Johnstone

SUMMARY *

First Amendment

In a case in which Youth 71Five Ministries alleges that the Oregon Department of Education, through its Youth Development Division, violated 71Five’s First Amendment rights when…