Inside Higher Ed: Church, State and Campus
Over the last year, law schools have been the setting for disputes over whether student groups should have the right to receive institutional funds while restricting membership to those who share their religious beliefs — in violation of anti-bias rules.
This week, lawyers representing those groups indicated that they are taking their campaign beyond law schools by challenging the way two University of Wisconsin campuses are treating Christian organizations. The religious groups are now threatening to sue — and lawyers from a variety of perspectives are predicting that this may be the next major higher education case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.