MADISON, Wis. â?? The University of Wisconsin-Madison can no longer refuse to pay for student activities involving prayer, worship and proselytizing, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge John Shabaz said the schoolâ??s policy of turning down funding requests from student groups for such activities violates their First Amendment right to free speech.
He granted a preliminary injunction sought by the Roman Catholic Foundation, a student group, that calls for the university to immediately stop enforcing the policy.