A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ students who allege the Department of Education doesn't protect them against discrimination from more than two dozen religiously affiliated universities that receive federal funding.
Last year, the group of current and former college students filed the suit in an attempt to challenge the religious exemptions granted under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs or activities that receive federal funds.
Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Eugene Division, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, wrote in herthat the students "sufficiently alleged" that the exemptions permit "religiously affiliated schools to use religious exemptions to deny federally-funded educational services to current and prospective students." However, Aiken added, the students did not prove Congress' intent behind the exemptions and dismissed the case.
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