The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA v. University of Iowa. (Audio of full oral arguments.) In the case, an Iowa federal district court held that the University of Iowa and three of its administrators violated the free speech and free exercise rights of a Christian student organization when it revoked its registered student organization status. The University's action was taken because Intervarsity Christian Fellowship required its leaders to affirm the group's Christian statement of faith. The court also denied defendants' claim of qualified immunity. (See prior posting.) Becket Law has a press release with links to some of the documents in the case.
