The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to try the University of Wisconsin’s appeal after a previous ruling required funding for a Catholic student organization’s religious activities, a decision that essentially ends the university’s appeals process.
The decision comes after the Board of Regents filed a request to appeal the September 2010 Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that said UW violated the group’s First Amendment rights when UW refused to provide funding for religious activities.
University Legal Counsel Nancy Lynch said in a statement UW is disappointed by the court’s decision not to grant the petition to review the circuit court decision.
The statement said UW had been seeking guidance for all institutions in similar situations and will respect the court’s decision. The statement did not indicate if the university is going to seek further legal action and said UW would “respect the court’s decision and will move forward.”
Read the full story at the Wisconsin Badger Herald.
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