Last week, a federal district court in Montana dismissed a lawsuit by Freedom From Religion Foundation seeking theU.S. Forest Service to remove a privately designed and maintained monument to soldiers who gave their lives in World War II. The organization argued that the 60-year-old monument — which stands in the middle of Big Mountain ski resort in Whitefish, Mont. — could not be displayed on government-owned land.
According to the Cardinal Newman Society Gonzaga University has denied a Knights of Columbus group application to be recognized as an official student organization.
Students were informed of the decision in March when given a letter that read: