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- 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 ...
- Judge denies university's motion to dismiss lawsuit filed by ADF and NLF attorneys on behalf of banished Christian student organization
- School denies official recognition for "Youth Alive" club but gives OK to Gay/Straight Organization and other groups, ADF attorneys file suit
- ADF, CLS file suit against unconstitutional policies favoring non-religious student groups over religious ones
- ADF and NLF attorneys represent Christian student organization previously banished from university campus
- MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge Thursday ordered University of Wisconsin-Madison officials to stop discriminating against the UW Roman Catholic Foundation while its new lawsuit against the school moves forward. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys requested the injunction after UW-Madison officials violated the terms of a settlement agreement reached in a previous lawsuit ADF filed on behalf of the Catholic student group. “University officials should recognize the constitutional rights of Christian students just as they do for all other students,” said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel David Hacker. ...
- Federal appeals court orders SIU to reinstate CLS chapter’s registered status while case moves forward
- MADISON, Wisc. — University officials have agreed to settle a case involving a university policy threatening disciplinary action for resident assistants holding Bible studies anywhere in their dorms. “Colleges and universities shouldn’t treat Christian students any differently than other students--whether religious or not,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Kevin Theriot. “ADF is very pleased that school officials at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire changed their minds and decided to respect the First Amendment rights of RAs instead of restricting them. A student’s speech in his dorm room ...