Challenge To UNC's Student Organization Rules Dismissed As Moot

In Alpha Iota Omega Christian Fraternity v. Moeser, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28065 (MD NC, May 4, 2006), a North Carolina federal district court dismissed as moot a suit that had originally been filed in 2004 by AIO, a Christian student group, challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's requirement that the organization be open to all interested students regardless of religion or sexual orientation. While the litigation was pending, the University changed its policy to permit student groups to select their members on the basis of commitment to a set of beliefs, and gave official recognition to AIO.