It continued,"Defendants have derecognized and barred Young Americans for Freedom from benefits on campus because they are a chapter of a national organization—Young America’s Foundation… Defendants’ national-affiliation ban violates Young Americans for Freedom and its members’ rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution."student body presidentFormer U.S.
"Universities can’t pick and choose which student groups are allowed on campus, but the new policy at the University of Buffalo is doing just that by kicking out groups that are affiliated with a national organization. This is a gross violation of the First Amendment, and we are hopeful the court will recognize that," Caleb Dalton, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, told Fox News Digital.
The revision also affected the student chapters for Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Turning Point USA, Amnesty International and Circle K . The YAF lawsuit also requested"nominal damages" against the organization for these actions along with attorney fees and"other further relief to which Plaintiffs may be entitled."