Lawsuit against Univ. of Florida ended discrimination against Christian group

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND / CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY NEWS RELEASE
October 29, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Lawsuit against Univ. of Florida ended
discrimination against Christian group

11th Circuit dismisses lawsuit because of changed policy,
but university continues to defend its actions

ATLANTA — As a result of a lawsuit filed by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund and Christian Legal Society, the University of Florida has changed its policy that discriminated against a Christian men’s fraternity and will now allow the fraternity to operate on campus as an official student organization.  Because the university changed its policy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit dismissed the lawsuit Tuesday, but university officials continue to defend their previous policy.

Case Name:  Beta Upsilon Chi v. Machen

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