Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley

Summary
In 2010, Jennifer Keeton was a graduate student at Augusta State University studying to become a school counselor. She was summoned to a remediation meeting at which faculty informed her she would be removed from the program unless she changed her viewpoint on homosexuality and related issues. They demanded that she study LGBT-affirming material, increase her interaction with “gay populations,” and submit written reflections on how these exercises impacted her beliefs. ADF filed a lawsuit to protect Jennifer’s First Amendment rights, but the Eleventh Circuit ruled against her, and the district court ultimately granted the University’s motion to dismiss. Jennifer was expelled from the program.
Links
http://www.adfmedia.org/news/prdetail/4140
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/Details/22037
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/Details/22035
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/4383
http://www.adflegal.org/detailspages/client-stories-details/jen-keeton
http://www.adflegal.org/detailspages/case-details/keeton-v.-anderson-wiley
http://www.adflegal.org/detailspages/blog-details/allianceedge/2012/12/10/the-plague-of-niceness
Details
Institution: Augusta State University
Location: Augusta, GA
Topic: Compelled Speech of Belief
Intervention: Litigation
Outcome: Loss