A sweet, sweet, decison out of Florida (yes Florida)

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http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/jul/30/aclu-claims-victory-okeechobee-gay-club-lawsuit/?feedback=1#comments

OKEECHOBEE — In a move the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday called “groundbreaking,” a federal judge has ruled in favor of students who claimed the school board discriminated against them by opposing their gay tolerance club.

The Gay-Straight Alliance of Okeechobee High School may now meet on campus like all other non-curricular school groups, and their case against the School Board of Okeechobee County is closed, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore wrote in an opinion signed Tuesday.

Moore granted them Alliance’s otion for summary judgment and ruled the School Board violated the club’s First Amendment rights by refusing to recognize it as a non-curricular student organization.

Moore also ruled that the School Board is statutorily obligated by the federal Equal Access Act to grant the club the same rights to meet on campus as other non-curricular student groups have.

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Yippee is all I can say.

pdf of decision

http://www.aclufl.org/pdfs/GSA_MSJ.pdf

[Ian David]

1. Yay! n/t