Cheerleaders Win Banners Battle, At Least Until June

A group of high school cheerleaders in southeast Texas appears to have won its battle for religious freedom, at least until the middle of next year. State District Judge Steven Thomas issued an injunction on Thursday that allows Kountze High School cheerleaders to continue using run-through banners decorated with Bible verses at home football games. Thomas ruled that the school district's ban on the Biblical banners violated free-speech rights.

The cheerleaders now are free to display the messages until June 2013, when a full trial is scheduled. "This gets us through the football season," Mike Johnson, senior counsel for the Liberty Institute, a religious liberties defense organization representing the cheer squad, told ABC News. "We have four more games, including [tonight]."

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