Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group
nytimes.comYeshiva University abruptly announced on Friday that it had placed all undergraduate club activities on hold, the latest maneuver in the legal battle by the Modern Orthodox Jewish institution to keep from recognizing an L.G.B.T.Q.
student group. The move came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court had ordered the university to recognize the student group.
In a 5 to 4 vote, the justices said the university would first have to make its arguments in New York State courts before returning to the Supreme Court. “If applicants seek and receive neither expedited review nor interim relief from the New York courts, they may return to this court,” the Supreme Court order said.
Citing the upcoming Jewish holidays, the university sent out a terse, unsigned email at midafternoon on Friday that said it would “hold off on all undergraduate activities” while it planned its next steps to “follow the road map provided by the U.S.
