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EMU motion for dismissal denied

By Alliance Alert

The Eastern Echo: "A federal judge denied Eastern Michigan University?s move for dismissal or summary judgment of former EMU counseling graduate student Julea Ward?s case March 24. ... Jeremy Tedesco, Ward?s lawyer, said that while it is not a final decision, this is 'an important win in the case.' 'Essentially what it means is that the defendants who remain in the case can be held personally responsible if the judge ultimately decides that Julea?s rights were violated,' he said. Tedesco is seeking the answer to what he believes is the biggest concern of the case. 'The question in the case is ?can a student maintain adherence to their most core and fundamental religious beliefs and still get a degree from Eastern Michigan University?'"

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).