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- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ordered University of Florida officials Wednesday to stop discriminating against a Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX), while a lawsuit filed by Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund attorneys against school officials is on appeal. “The 11th Circuit seems to understand that Christian student groups cannot be singled out for discrimination. The right to associate with people of like mind and interest applies to all student groups on a public university campus,” said Litigation Counsel Timothy J. Tracey ...
- ADF Center for Academic Freedom attorneys help secure constitutional right for campus ministry against latest attack by university
- Agreement settles case brought by ADF Center for Academic Freedom
- CLS student chapter free to enforce faith and conduct requirements for members and officers
- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Attorneys with the Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund filed suit in federal court Tuesday against University of Florida officials on behalf of a Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX). University officials refuse to recognize BYX as a registered student group because the group limits its membership to Christian men, but the school does not apply a similar standard to other student organizations. “Christian student groups cannot be singled out for discrimination. The right to associate with people of like mind and interest applies to all student groups ...
- Suit alleges that university officials continue to engage in discriminatory treatment of school’s Roman Catholic Foundation
- Christian student group was excluded from student activity fee funding extended to other groups
- University officials refuse to honor terms of settlement agreement giving Roman Catholic Foundation same rights as other campus groups
- ADF, CLS file suit against unconstitutional policies favoring non-religious student groups over religious ones
- ADF secures settlement with university officials to ensure personalized brick will be included in university’s Alumni Walk