Southeastern Legal Foundation sends letter to Illinois Tech administration on behalf of conservative students seeking to form Young Americans for Liberty and Turning Point USA chapters on campus and were turned unconstitutionally down because of their political viewpoints.
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against ‘Doubly Unconstitutional’ Biden Farm Loan Forgiveness for ‘Non-Whites’
Wyoming: Today Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) and Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging unconstitutional race discrimination in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farmer and rancher loan forgiveness program. The...
Southeastern Legal Foundation Files Public Comment on Biden’s Proposed Critical Race Theory Curriculum
Washington, DC: Today, Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) submitted a formal comment to the Department of Education regarding its proposed rule entitled “Proposed Priorities: American History and Civics Education,” warning that implementation of critical race theory...
Southeastern Legal Foundation Asks Supreme Court to End Race-Based Admissions
SLF files an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to strike down race-based admissions policies as unconstitutional
Southeastern Legal Foundation Challenges Private College’s Denial of Turning Point USA Student Chapter
Bethany, West Virginia: At Bethany College, a group of students wanted to form a chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) to engage in conversations about freedom, free markets, and limited government. The College denied their application, reasoning that TPUSA has been...
Federal District Court Declares CDC Eviction Order Unconstitutional
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a final judgment declaring the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium order unconstitutional. The decision is the first of what will ultimately be many decisions by the federal courts rolling back the executive and regulatory overreach of the administrative state.
Southeastern Legal Foundation Warns University of North Florida to Stop Abusing its Covid Reporting Forms
Jacksonville, Florida: As SLF predicted last summer, universities continue to use COVID-19 reporting forms to deny students their freedom of expression. Now, the forms are also being used to deprive students of their due process rights by subjecting them to...
In Response to SLF’s Letter, University of Oklahama Says Student Government Cannot Discriminate Against Conservatives
Oklahoma: In a big win for conservative students, the University of Oklahoma declared that its Student Government Association cannot unconstitutionally discriminate against members of Turning Point USA or other conservatives on campus. In response to SLF’s letter last...
Southeastern Legal Foundation Alerts the University of Oklahoma to Student Government’s Silencing of Conservative Students
Oklahoma: Today, Southeastern Legal Foundation sent a letter to the University of Oklahoma (OU Student Government Association (SGA) demanding that it do its job of protecting the First Amendment rights of all students on campus. SLF observes in the letter that members...
Nashville Property Owners Sue the City Over Law Holding Building Permits Hostage
Nashville, Tennessee: Today Southeastern Legal Foundation teamed up with Beacon Center of Tennesee and plaintiffs Jim Knight and Jason Mayes to file a federal lawsuit challenging Nashville's unconstitutional law that holds building permits hostage until private...
Southeastern Legal Foundation and TPPF File Federal Lawsuit Challenging CDC Eviction Moratorium
Southestern Legal Foundation (SLF) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) jointly filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order that violates the rights of property owners.
Southeastern Legal Foundation Requests East Carolina University Clarify Discriminatory Covid Policies
Greenville, North Carolina: Today SLF sent a follow up letter to ECU requesting more clarity about its COVID policies. "ECU went virtual for the remainder of the fall semester, but students are already planning ahead for the spring. A lack of communication about what...