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A month after Florida State University’s student government refused to let its former Senate president appeal his removal from office, the student has sued several officials at the taxpayer-funded institution and in its student government, alleging “unconstitutional retaliation†against him for his Catholic beliefs.Jack Denton (above) stated Catholic doctrine on LGBT issues in a private group chat with other Catholic students, leading the Student Government Association to remove him. A petition that spurred Denton’s removal called his comments “transphobic and racist.†(Denton also said that advocacy to cut police budgets violates church teaching on “the common good.â€)Though he lawyered up soon after his removal, alleging violation of Senate policy, FSU policy and his First Amendment rights, Denton’s lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom said Tuesday the administration had not responded to its July 22 letter. The suit also alleges Hecht hasn’t responded to Denton’s July 2 letter.“Jack has patiently appealed to fellow students and university administrators using the university’s internal procedures,†senior counsel Tyson Langhofer said in the law firm’s statement. He’s suing because “students and administrators have repeatedly failed to respect Jack’s constitutionally protected freedoms.â€The suit names FSU President John Thrasher; Vice President for Student Affairs Amy Hecht; Brandon Bowden, interim director of student governance and advocacy; Student Senate President Ahmad Daraldik; and Alexander Harmon, president pro tempore. All are sued in their individual and official capacities.
The student Supreme Court at Florida State University has reinstated Jack Denton to his position as president of the Student Senate after he was removed for his Catholic beliefs. During Denton’s lawsuit against FSU, the student Supreme Court at the school ruled that the other senators were not tolerant of Denton’s religious beliefs.Denton was removed from his position as senate president in June due to his Catholic beliefs about BLM and other leftist organizations, as Campus Reform previously reported.Denton expressed views that the Black Lives Matter organization has "explicitly anti-Catholic" beliefs....Denton filed a lawsuit against FSU with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom in early September due to the student government’s “unconstitutional retaliation†for his religious views.ADF stated on its website, “Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a lawsuit Monday against Florida State University administrators and student senate officials after they repeatedly failed to address unconstitutional retaliation against the president of the FSU Student Senate for sharing his personal religious beliefs with other students.â€
Florida State University agreed to pay an ex-student government leader nearly six figures, seven months after a federal court ruled his rights were violated when he was removed from office for privately sharing Catholic beliefs.It reached a legal settlement with Jack Denton, former president of the student senate, under which he'll receive $1,050 in back pay, $10,000 for his removal from office and $83,950 for his legal bills.The resolution ends nearly a year of strife between Denton and the university, prompted by leaked screenshots of his comments in a Catholic student group chat. Denton advised fellow Catholics against supporting organizations that defend "transgenderism," promote abortion and advocate cutting police budgets, all of which are "explicitly anti-Catholic."
The student Supreme Court at Florida State University has reinstated Jack Denton to his position as president of the Student Senate after he was removed for his Catholic beliefs. During Denton’s lawsuit against FSU, the student Supreme Court at the school ruled that the other senators were not tolerant of Denton’s religious beliefs.Denton was removed from his position as senate president in June due to his Catholic beliefs about BLM and other leftist organizations, as Campus Reform previously reported. Denton expressed views that the Black Lives Matter organization has "explicitly anti-Catholic" beliefs.
FSU Supreme Court reinstates student senate president, acknowledges First Amendment violationshttps://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16028This was done by the student Supreme Court at Florida State University.