Legal Opinion
Florio v. Gallaudet University
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 15, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2021-1565Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STEVEN FLORIO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 21-cv-01565 (CRC) GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Two summers ago, Gallaudet University President Roberta Cordano suspended the school’s chapter of the Kappa Gamma fraternity for violating a University policy banning the use of ceremonial hooded robes resembling those worn by some hate groups. Around the same time, a decades-old photograph resurfaced depicting a group of 34 chapter members performing something akin to a Nazi salute. Announcing the…
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