News Item: : ACLU sues over lesbian closing of prom
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Friday 12 March 2010 - 04:42:23
A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, alleges that officials at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi, are violating the student's First Amendment right to freedom of expression. The ACLU asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to reinstate the prom. (03/11/10)
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(Category: News Reports)
Posted by admin
Friday 12 March 2010 - 04:42:23
A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, alleges that officials at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi, are violating the student's First Amendment right to freedom of expression. The ACLU asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to reinstate the prom. (03/11/10)
This news item is from ifeminists.com
( http://www.ifeminists.com/news.php?extend.15678 )