Post by Logan on Jun 3, 2016 0:29:20 GMT -6
Judge weighs Christian students’ request to block NCSU speech policy
RALEIGH -- A federal judge told attorneys challenging and defending a N.C. State University student speech policy that he planned to rule over the weekend on a request to block enforcement of the campus code while the lawsuit is pending in court.
The Grace Christian Life student organization sued four administrators at NCSU in April, arguing that it should not have to get a permit from the university to hand out fliers and talk to students about Jesus.
The group of students also contend that they have been targeted unfairly by administrators, saying they have been told they must remain at an assigned table in the Talley Student Union building while other organizations have representatives collecting signatures on petitions or handing out literature beyond the boundaries.
U.S. District Judge James C. Dever held a hearing Thursday on the lawsuit filed by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian organization based in Arizona that has been involved in numerous legal fights across the country over religion, abortion and other social issues.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article81428802.html
This is certainly a difficult issue to deal with regarding the freedom of speech versus the separation of church and state. In this situation the status quo was to prohibit the distribution of materials so the current speech policy should remain in effect until the lawsuit is settled in court.
RALEIGH -- A federal judge told attorneys challenging and defending a N.C. State University student speech policy that he planned to rule over the weekend on a request to block enforcement of the campus code while the lawsuit is pending in court.
The Grace Christian Life student organization sued four administrators at NCSU in April, arguing that it should not have to get a permit from the university to hand out fliers and talk to students about Jesus.
The group of students also contend that they have been targeted unfairly by administrators, saying they have been told they must remain at an assigned table in the Talley Student Union building while other organizations have representatives collecting signatures on petitions or handing out literature beyond the boundaries.
U.S. District Judge James C. Dever held a hearing Thursday on the lawsuit filed by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian organization based in Arizona that has been involved in numerous legal fights across the country over religion, abortion and other social issues.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article81428802.html
This is certainly a difficult issue to deal with regarding the freedom of speech versus the separation of church and state. In this situation the status quo was to prohibit the distribution of materials so the current speech policy should remain in effect until the lawsuit is settled in court.