The University of Iowa was ordered to pay almost $2 million in attorneys' fees to the legal organization that represented two Christian students groups who sued the school for violating their religious liberty.
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WASHINGTON â It is not surprising when a compound of moral arrogance and political authoritarianism â e.g., the culture of todayâs academia â produces intolerance of intellectual diversity and disdain for the law.
Nevertheless, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit was startled by the behavior of the University of Iowa: âWe are hard-pressed to find a clearer example of viewpoint discrimination.â
The universityâs policy pertaining to Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) forbids âdifferences in the treatment of persons because of race, creed, color, religion,â etc., âor any other classification that deprives the person of consideration as an individual.â
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