Texas School District Exchanges Legal Motions in 'Jesus Tattoo' Suit

LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

Provided by Little Pencil LLC-The art from the "Jesus Tattoo" bulletin board

TEXAS---A federal judge apparently foresees a quick conclusion to a lawsuit over Lubbock Independent School District’s rejection of a controversial ad a religious group sought to run on the giant video screen at Lowrey Field football games last fall. U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings ruled Monday, Feb. 24, that the dispute between LISD and Little Pencil is only about matters of law and could be resolved by exchanging motions for summary judgment. Cummings asked both sides to respond to his plan before 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Summary judgment is a method of resolving lawsuits when there are no material fact issues that would be resolved at trial, and the applicable law favors one side over the other. His decision came hours after the school district filed its answer in federal court to Little Pencil’s lawsuit filed last month challenging LISD’s rejection last fall of the “JesusTattoo.org” ad. [link]