August 16, 2002
Source: The New York Times
On August 16, 2002, The New York Times reported that "incoming freshmen at the University of North Carolina will participate in discussion groups on Islam's holy text after a judge ruled that having them read about the Quran did not threaten religious freedoms... U.S. District Court judge Carlton Tilley Jr. refused Thursday to grant a temporary restraining order requested by two taxpayers, one of them an official of the conservative Virginia-based Family Policy Network, and three unidentified freshmen."
See also: Christianity, Interfaith, Islam, Civic, Advocacy/Government, Campus, Discrimination/Accomodation, Schools, September 11