Establishment Clause Challenge To Women's Studies Program Dismissed On Collateral Estoppel Grounds

In Hollander v. Members of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125593 (SD NY, Oct. 31, 2011), a New York federal district court adopted a magistrate's recommendations and dismissed on collateral estoppel grounds an Establishment Clause lawsuit by an alumnus of Columbia University. Plaintiff challenged provision of public funds to Columbia, arguing that the University's Women's Studies program unconstitutionally promotes a religion of feminism. In previous litigation, the same claim had been dismissed on standing grounds. UPDATE: The magistrate's recommendations are at 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126375, July 1, 2011.