in a statement in the richmond times , the executive director of 21st century liberals , mark lotwis , said the lawsuit " frivolous " and said : " we ' re going to defend our organization ' s dignity " . landmark university confirmed suzanne beroset said that the public forum " is in no place religious in nature and any claim to the contrary is simply impossible , " and stated : " while we are not a player to this lawsuit and have no firsthand knowledge of it , we can only believe that we are being used as a legal and political football to further the organization " s own financial interests . " the new york lawsuit was registered april 14 , and is still in early filling stages . a conference with the us judicial hearing in the case has been expected for june 17 .
Mark Lotwis is a Democrat.