Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and Students for Liberty
Amici Curiae
Harvey A. Silverglate, Counsel of Record FIRE is a nonprofit educational and civil liberties organization working to defend and promote individual rights at colleges and universities. Students for Liberty provides organizational support for students and student organizations devoted to economic, social, and academic freedom. Harvey A. Silverglate is cofounder and chairman of the board of directors of FIRE. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 4, 2010. The fundamental question in this case is straightforward but profoundly important: May belief-based student organizations participate in the life…
