I haven’t followed these particular issues as closely as I should, but this LAT editorial seems to get matters about right.
For more background on the Georgia Tech case, go here, here, and here (a pdf copy of the complaint).
By the way, I googled "Ruth Malhotra" (one of the plaintiffs, a fairly high profile campus conservative activist) and came across a number of blog posts that insult her in every way imaginable. Good thing she has a thick skin.
Hat tip: Get Religion.
There should be little surprise in this. After twenty years of the PC movement, were just now beginning to see its logical conclusion.