How is it illegal?
It’s illegal because they allow the GOP group to meet on campus, and not the Democrats group. Such behavior constitutes undue influence, bordering on coercion on these young voters. That’s how it was explained to me by a couple of friends in the legal profession. Within hours of our conversation, the following was posted on FR:
Today, University President Jerry Falwell dialed back on some aspects of the ban. He said the group would be allowed to hold meetings on campus, but the club and its activities won’t be formally recognized. ‘There is absolutely no animosity at all toward any of these kids,’ Falwell said. ‘They are good, Christian kids who sit with me at ball games. I just hope they find a pro-life family organization to affiliate with so they can be endorsed by Liberty again.
Obviously on the advice of Liberty U’s legal staff. Anyone who thinks that Liberty U just decided to play nice with the Democrat students for the sake of being nice is starkers.