Expelling a Student May Violate Pennsylvania’s Public Accommodation Law, Even for a Religious College: A Pennsylvania court decided that a Catholic College could be liable for violating the state’s public accommodation law for expelling a student, underscoring the evolving nature of the intersection of public accommodations and religious liberty rights. The shows how a religious college might fall under a state’s public accommodation law. It subjects a religious college’s student discipline decisions to judicial review. The case also teaches several lessons on how to better implement student discipline, and how to protect your organization depending on your specific jurisdiction.
