Cases

U.S. Military Academy

Summary

In 2008, ADF learned that West Point was requiring its graduating cadets to remove all religious references from their yearbook biographies as well as their personal biographies. In early 2009, ADF sent a demand letter to the United States Army and the United States Military Academy, attaching a copy of a Complaint that would be filed in federal court if the Military Academy did not promptly rescind its policy. Within less than a week, ADF received a response that the class of 2009 would be allowed to include quotations from religious sources in their biographies.

Details

Institution: U.S. Military Academy

Location: West Point, NY

Topic: Establishment Clause

Intervention: Non-litigation

Outcome: Victory

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