Posted on 03/26/2021 6:26:35 PM PDT by marshmallow
CNA Staff, Mar 23, 2021 / 09:01 pm MT (CNA).- University of Iowa officials who wrongly de-recognized a Christian student group for objecting to same-sex relationships can be held personally liable for their unconstitutional actions, a federal appeals court has said.
The decision came in a second lawsuit relating to the university’s treatment of campus religious groups.
A three-judge panel with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 22 overturned part of a lower court’s decision which held that dean of students Lyn Redington, assistant dean Thomas Baker, and Iowa Memorial Union executive director had qualified immunity. Instead, the panel said they could be ordered to pay damages for treating the Christian group Business Leaders in Christ more strictly than other student groups, the Associated Press reports.
Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at Becket, said that the Christian group “takes good students and makes them better by strengthening their resolve to remain true to their moral compass in the cutthroat business world.”
“Any wise university would be thrilled to have them on campus, but the University of Iowa tried hounding them off instead,” Baxter said. “Fortunately, the First Amendment protects their right to remain on campus on the same terms as every other student group.”
In 2019, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose ruled that the university’s anti-discrimination policy was unevenly applied. It allowed other groups, such as fraternities and sports groups, to choose their leaders based on the group’s shared mission or on the basis of sex or other characteristics protected by the university’s anti-discrimination policy.
However, it had penalized Business Leaders in Christ after siding with a student who alleged he was discriminated against and deprived of a leadership position on the basis of sexual orientation.
The student group maintains the student’s actions, rather than orientation.......
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Let the lawsuits begin!
Put them into bankruptcy...house, cars, IRAS ...everything!😎
Four of the judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals were appointed by President Trump. Thanks to the more Republicans in the Trump Administration!
Four of the judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals were appointed by President Trump. Thanks to the more loyal Republicans in the Trump Administration!
Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, you are probably going to have to step up on this one at some point. Preferably before Harris and Schumer pack the Court.
Good
Lets get those juciy libtard academic pensions.
This needs to happen much more often. Let those who blatantly violate our rights be personally responsible for their actions.
Uh, as much as I want to believe this - no. Individuals are free to believe and say pretty much whatever they want. The university they work for, however, is not.
What i have always said.
Personal accountability, and in some severely egregious cases, perhaps more. If these people,had their actual skin in the game they’d be much more cautious and er on the side of the citizen. If they could lose pension, home, bank accounts, assets, retirement funds, be forced to sell assets, and jail time.
All organizational leaders of any org, government, school, company, must be held personally accountable for their criminal decisions, not the organization.
THIS!!! Personal liability is the answer. They won’t stop until their own wealth is at stake. Wonderful to see this
Now to go for the public officials who purposefully dont enforce laws. And someone is victimized by an unpunished criminal.
Is this the Babylon Bee?
The district court judge who was overruled on appeal is an Obama appointee. The appellate judges were appointed by GWB and DJT.
But if U of I has there way there will be queers....
If you have kids in public schools, start recording their left wing teachers so you have the evidence. A nevada HS kid is suing his teachers and principal personally for their Critical Race Theory teaching. Let’s make them a little more hesitant to spout their trash in schools.
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