David French: University Bad Faith and the Problem of Mootness

David French, Director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom, writing at National Review’s Phi Beta Cons blog: “It is becoming increasingly common for universities to defend unconstitutional policies (sometimes for years), make changes at the last possible moment, and then seek dismissal of a case. Just last week, ADF Center for Academic Freedom attorneys argued a case against Arizona State University (retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor presided) in which the university changed its policies (for the second time) after ASU Students for Life filed their appellate brief and now seek dismissal for mootness.”