O'Connor v. Washburn University

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs-appellants Dr. Thomas O’Con-nor and Andrew Strobl filed suit under 42 U.S.C. §• 1983 against Washburn University, the Washburn Board of Regents, and Washburn President Dr. Jerry B. Farley individually and in. his official capacity, claiming a statue placed on the Washburn campus violated their rights under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The statue in question is *1219entitled Holier Than Thou and depicts the head and upper torso of what appears to be a Roman Catholic bishop. See Attachment. Appellants argue the statue’s…