won U.S. District Courts
Denton v. Hecht
Summary
Florida State University administrators and student senate officials repeatedly failed to address unconstitutional retaliation against student Jack Denton, the president of the FSU Student Senate, for sharing his personal religious beliefs in private text conversations with other students. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys sent a letter and then filed a lawsuit after the school failed to address the unconstitutional violation of Denton’s First Amendment freedoms.
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June 23, 2021
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October 9, 2020
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Commentary
Cancel Culture Kicked Me Out of My College Job Simply Because I Was Catholic
Jack Denton
September 13, 2020
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Jack Denton
September 02, 2020
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June 01, 2021
Case Documents
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Case Profiles
University officials bow to protesters, prove actions are louder than words
Tyson Langhofer
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