UI students file suit to save Chief
By Julie Wurth
Thursday February 15, 2007
URBANA – Two University of Illinois students who portray Chief Illiniwek took legal action today to bar the NCAA from imposing sanctions on the university – and stop the UI from eliminating the Chief.
A lawsuit filed this morning in Champaign County Circuit Court alleges the NCAA's actions violate state law and the students' constitutional rights of academic freedom, freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
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