The Third Circuit had ruled the Solomon Amendment, which requires universities that receive federal funds be open to all military recruiters on campus, unconstitutional.
A reader just informed FIRE of a recent student government proposal at Princeton University to add a “nondiscrimination” statement to its constitution that may infringe on students’ rights to freedom of association.
The Milwaukee School of Engineering has refused to recognize a Christian student organization because of bylaws that requires members to live in accordance with certain tenets of the group’s statement of faith.
Louisiana State University has granted official recognition to the Muslim Students Association after the group was denied recognition for refusing to accept limits on its rights to religious liberty.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for preventing a Christian fraternity from choosing its members based on religious belief.
The Ohio State University has agreed to change a nondiscrimination policy that prohibited religious student organizations from making critical decisions based on religious criteria.
While there is no shortage of free speech battles on college campuses, fraternities have the dubious honor of being at the center of many of the least sympathetic controversies.