SUNY Students Win Decisive Federal Court Battle

A federal judge ruled this week that the current student fees system that funds such groups as NYPIRG is unconstitutional. CFACT members at SUNY-Albany rejoiced as former CFACT-Albany president Eric Amidon – winning plaintiff in the suit against the SUNY-Albany Student Association – announced, “For the first time since Ralph Nader created NYPIRG, students on college campuses will once again have a voice in the marketplace of ideas. ” Read on for CFACT’s press release and independent news coverage of this monumental victory.