INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP v. UNIV. OF IOWA

No. 19-3389.

5 F.4th 855 (2021)

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP/USA; Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA; Bruce Harreld, in his official capacity as President of the University of Iowa and in his individual capacity; Melissa S. Shivers, in her official capacity as Vice President for Student Life and in her individual capacity; William R. Nelson, in his official capacity as Associate Dean of Student Organizations and in his individual capacity; Andrew Kutcher, in his official capacity as Coordinator for Student Organization Development and in his individual capacity; Thomas R. Baker, in his official capacity as Student Misconduct and Title IX Investigator and in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s) Asma T. Uddin, Amicus Curiae State of Nebraska; State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arizona; State of Arkansas; State of Indiana; State of Kentucky; State of Louisiana; State of Mississippi; State of Missouri; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of South Dakota; State of Texas; State of Utah; The Navigators; Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc. (Cru); Foundation for Individual Rights in Education; The Cardinal Newman Society; Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod; Religious Student Organizations; Christian Legal Society; Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric S. Baxter , Daniel H. Blomberg , BECKET FUND FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, Washington, DC, William R. Gustoff , HAGENOW & GUSTOFF, Des Moines, IA, Christopher D. Hagenow , WHITAKER & HAGENOW, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Jeffrey S. Thompson , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Parker Douglas , DOUGLAS LAW, PLLC, Holland, MI, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty.

Brett J. Beattie , BEATTIE LAW FIRM, Des Moines, IA, Josh Dixon , GORDON & REES, Charleston, SC, for Amicus Curiae Asma T. Uddin.

James A. Campbell , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Lincoln, NE, Amicus on Behalf of Appellees State of Nebraska, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arizona, State of Arkansas, State of Indiana, State of Kentucky, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of South Dakota, State of Texas, and State of Utah.

Vince Eisinger , GIBSON & DUNN, New York, NY, Blaine H. Evanson , GIBSON & DUNN, Irvine, CA, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellees The Navigators and Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc. (Cru).

Michael J. Lockerby , FOLEY & LARDNER, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

Clyde Taylor , Sally R. Wagenmaker , WAGENMAKER & OBERLY, Chicago, IL, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellees The Cardinal Newman Society, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Travis C. Barham , David Andrew Cartman , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Lawrenceville, GA, John J. Bursch , Kristen Waggoner , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Washington, DC, Tyson C. Langhofer , Michael R. Ross , ALLIANCE DEFENDING' FREEDOM, Ashburn, VA, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee Religious Student Organizations.

Kimberlee Wood Colby , CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY, Springfield, VA, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellees Christian Legal Society and Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

Before LOKEN, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Employees of the University of Iowa targeted religious student organizations for discriminatory enforcement of its Human Rights Policy. After the district court ordered it to stop selectively enforcing the policy against one religious group, the University deregistered another—InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship...

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