University of Wisconsin Sued Over Restrictions On Dorm RAs

The Alliance Defense Fund announced yesterday that it has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, challenging its prohibition on residential assistants holding Bible study groups in their dorms. (See prior postings 1, 2 .) The Complaint (full text) argues that the University policy is vague and overbroad, discriminates against speech on the basis of content and viewpoint, and burdens plaintiff's free exercise of religion. NewsMax reports that, faced with the lawsuit, the University has suspended its ban on RAs' leading such groups.