The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana announced an appeal Monday after the dismissal of its lawsuit against the state's intellectual diversity law for colleges and universities.

Senate Enrolled Act 202 requires college professors to teach "intellectually diverse" ideas and promote free speech in the classroom. The instructors could be reported, demoted or lose tenure if they violate that law.

Three professors from Indiana University and Purdue University sued to stop SEA 202 in the U.S District Court of Southern Indiana with support from the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU called the law unconstitutional, but a federal judge dismissed the case last month.

The judge said the three professors filed the lawsuit too early to show how they've been harmed by the law. The prof

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