The University of Wisconsin – La Crosse will not require the Young Americans for Freedom chapter to include an “inclusivity statement” in order to be recognized on campus.
The school announced the policy change Friday morning after being threatened with a lawsuit by YAF, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, and the Mountain States Legal Foundation.
“[The] referenced statement is not a condition for YAF’s recognition as a student organization, effective immediately,” Quinn Williams, the counsel for the UW system, stated on Friday. The UW-La Crosse Student Association required the statement’s use.
“This is a massive victory for free speech and our constitutionally protected rights, and we look forward to promoting YAF across the campus next semester,” campus YAF Chairman Ryan Kitzan told the national organization’s New Guard publication.