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FTC LAWSUIT VS. GRAND CANYON DISMISSED AGAINST ALL PARTIES
Decision fully exonerates GCU after years of politically motivated lawfare by Biden Administration officials against largest Christian university in country
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[{"type":"text","content":"Decision fully exonerates GCU after years of politically motivated lawfare by Biden Administration officials against largest Christian university in country\nPHOENIX, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously today to dismiss its lawsuit against Grand Canyon University's largest service provider — Grand Canyon Education — and Brian Mueller, ending years of coordinated lawfare by government officials under the Biden Administration against the largest Christian university in the country.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe lawsuit, which had already been dismissed by the United States District Court of Arizona against Grand Canyon University on jurisdictional grounds, has now been completely dropped after all parties filed a joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice with the court.\nIn a unanimous ruling issued by FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson and the other two commissioners, he stated: \"This case, which we inherited from the previous administration, was filed nearly two years ago and has suffered losses in two motions to dismiss. These losses are compounded by recent events: Grand Canyon secured a victory over the Department of Education in a related matter before the Ninth Circuit; the Department of Education rescinded a massive fine levied on related grounds; and the Internal Revenue Service confirmed that Grand Canyon University is properly claiming 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation designation.\"\nGCU President Brian Mueller said he was appreciative that current FTC officials took an objective look at the case and recognized the numerous agencies and courts that have already ruled in GCU's favor on the same allegations.\n\"As we have stated from the beginning, not only were these accusations false, but the opposite is true,\" Mueller said. \"We go above and beyond what is required in our disclosures and are recognized as a leader in this area.\"\nGCU has also maintained that the allegations were a coordinated effort by former officials within the Biden Administration to undermine a thriving Christian university.\n\"They threw everything they had at us for four years, and yet, despite every unjust accusation leveled against us, we have not only survived but have continued to thrive as a university,\" Mueller said. \"That is a testament, first and foremost, to the strength and dedication...