ACLJ: Victory for Teen Challenge in TN
September 12, 2008
An important victory in federal court for the American Center for Law and Justice. In a sweeping decision that culminated a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Nashville, a federal district court jury awarded damages to Teen Challenge totaling $967,995 and found that government officials violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the Fair Housing Act, and the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The ACLJ represented Teen Challenge and was successful in convincing the
jury that the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and
You can read the ACLJ news release here.
You can read news coverage of the decision below:
ChristianPost.com - Teen
Challenge's Religious Discrimination Suit Ends in $1M Payout
CBN News - Teen Challenge Awarded $1M in Lawsuit
Nashville City Paper - Metro Owes Teen Challenge Nearly $1 Million in Damages