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The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has settled a lawsuit with Students for Life of America (SFLA) after the group was denied funding to bring a prominent pro-life speaker to the campus. As part of the settlement, the university is changing its policy going forward to ensure that all student organizations will be treated fairly, regardless of viewpoint. The school must also pay $50,000 to SFLA, as well as attorney’s fees.<\/p>\n

SFLA’s Georgia Tech chapter hoped to invite\u00a0Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece, Alveda King, to speak on campus in the fall of 2019. The group approached the Student Goverment Association with a request for $2346 to cover the fees of the event. Because all students at Georgia Tech pay mandatory activity fees which are used to cover various events through the year, it is customary for groups like SFLA to receive funding. However, instead of providing the money, student goverment leaders rejected the request on the basis that King, a known pro-life advocate, is “inherently religious.”<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Five ways to be a pro-life presence on your school campus<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alliance Defending Freedom<\/a> represented Students for Life in its suit. \u201cPublic universities are supposed to welcome diverse viewpoints and can\u2019t treat some student groups worse than others simply because they disagree with what the students have to say,\u201d said ADF Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton. \u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s previous policy allowed discrimination against Ms. King because she was accused of leading an \u2018inherently religious\u2019 life. Under such a standard, MLK himself would not be welcome on campus. Thankfully, by changing these policies, the university is respecting our clients\u2019 First Amendment freedoms and better living up to its duty to offer a marketplace of ideas, where diverse viewpoints should be encouraged, not shut down.”<\/p>\n

Students for Life of America<\/a> President Kristan Hawkins also praised the ruling. \u201cCourageous student leaders across the nation face real opposition from their schools because they choose to stand up for the defenseless and peacefully educate their fellow students about protecting the preborn,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cThe Constitution is clear that public universities can\u2019t discriminate against students for their political or religious beliefs, and we are hopeful that Georgia Tech\u2019s decisive policy changes will set an example for universities around the country to uphold all students\u2019 constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

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