Thu Jul 7, 2022 – 9:55 am EDT
MOSCOW, Idaho (LifeSiteNews) – A federal judge ordered the University of Idaho to revoke its no-contact orders placed on three Christian law students while a lawsuit continues, ruling that the students are likely to prevail in their lawsuit.
Judge David Nye ruled on June 30 against the public university and in favor of students Mark Miller, Ryan Alexander, and recent graduate Peter Perlot after the University of Idaho issued no-contact orders against the students over the religious content and viewpoint of their speech.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) had filed a federal lawsuit against the university after it placed no-contact orders on the three as a result of several comments made in the spring semester about homosexuality and the Bible. When questioned by a female student, the students had defended the Christian Legal Society’s (CLS) constitution, which states that marriage is between one man and one woman.
Perlot then left a handwritten note for the student saying he would be “happy to discuss this further so that they could both be fully heard and better understand one another’s views.” A few days later the student was joined by others
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