Judge strikes down college that banned student from handing out ‘Jesus Loves You’ valentines | The College Fix
Revised policy is even worse, doesn’t make the case ‘moot’
Last year Northeast Wisconsin Technical College banned a paralegal student from her 10-year tradition of handing out religious-themed cards on religious-themed Valentine’s Day, claiming it constituted “soliciting.”The college tried to get her First Amendment lawsuit dismissed, claiming Polly Olsen had “unclean hands” and was threatening the confidentiality of student records by handing out valentines near the general studies office.
A federal judge didn’t buy the taxpayer-funded institution’s arguments, entering judgment in favor of Olsen.U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled that NWTC violated her First Amendment rights, and he banned the college from applying its “Freedom of Speech, Expression, and Public Assembly Policy” to stop Olsen from handing out the cards
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