NY College Sued Over Denial Of Access By Religious Speaker

On Sept. 7, the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit alleging First Amendment violations (full complaint) against New York's Ulster County Community College on behalf of an individual who was not permitted to speak on campus about his Christian faith and hand out religious literature. ADF's release on the case explains that the plaintiff, Greg Davis, was first told that he could speak. Later the same day that he was told he would need to submit a facilities use permit application even though he did not intend to make use of any school buildings. Finally, Davis left campus after a different school official informed him that his religious expression was totally prohibited. Davis then filed the use permit application, but it was denied because religious expression does not constitute a "cultural," "educational," "social," or "recreational" activity.