, ▁development ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁mor als ▁from ▁a ▁religious ▁perspective , ▁but ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁religious ▁instruction ▁itself ." ▁ ▁The ▁full ▁school ▁board ▁rejected ▁the ▁club ' s ▁application ▁to ▁use ▁Mil ford ' s ▁facilities . ▁ ▁The ▁Four ni ers ▁and ▁the ▁Good ▁News ▁Club ▁file d ▁suit ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁under ▁ 4 2 ▁U . S . C . ▁§ ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁against ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁school ' s ▁den ial ▁of ▁its ▁application ▁viol ated ▁its ▁free ▁speech ▁rights ▁under ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁right ▁to ▁religious ▁freedom ▁under ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Fre edom ▁Rest oration ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁won ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁inj unction ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁conduct ▁its ▁meet ings ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁however , ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁ruled ▁against ▁the ▁club , ▁finding ▁that ▁the ▁club ' s ▁" subject ▁matter ▁is ▁decided ly ▁religious ▁in ▁nature , ▁and ▁not ▁merely ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁sec ular ▁matters ▁from ▁a ▁religious ▁perspective ▁that ▁is ▁otherwise ▁permitted " ▁by ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁school ▁forb ade ▁all ▁religious ▁instruction ▁under ▁its ▁policy , ▁the ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁eng aging ▁in ▁un const