American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Inc. v. Radford College

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This action involves an attempt by a group of students at Radford College, a state institution, to gain recognition as a campus chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Inc. The Radford College Senate has denied such recognition and the plaintiffs have brought this suit alleging deprivation of rights under the first and fourteenth amendments and praying for declaratory and injunctive relief. Jurisdiction is alleged to exist under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343, 2201 and 2202 and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 and 1985. Defendant Rad-ford College…