Contents tagged with Judge
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 9:56 AM Jan. 21, 2013
Pastor Saeed’s Trial: Bail Rejected - Will Iran Uphold Its Obligations to Protect Religious Liberty?
Today Pastor Saeed Abedini appeared before Judge Pir-Abassi in Branch 26 of the Iranian Revolutionary Courts. The prosecutor charged Pastor Saeed with attempting to undermine the Iranian government by creating a network of Christian house churches. The court presented evidence that dated back to the year 2000, the year Pastor Saeed converted from Islam to Christianity. The regime alleged that Pastor Saeed intentionally sought to sway the minds of Iranian youth by turning the youth toward Chris... Continue Reading
Filed in: Planned Parenthood | by ACLJ.org | 11:23 AM Jul. 25, 2012
Legal Challenge Against Planned Parenthood Intensifies
Attorneys with the ACLJ filed an appeal on Monday, July 23, in the Planned Parenthood fraud case in California. In the case, ACLJ attorneys represent a whistleblower, the former Chief Financial Officer of Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in Los Angeles. The whistleblower alleges that Planned Parenthood affiliates in California cheated the state and federal government out of hundreds of millions of dollars by illegally overcharging for birth control drugs and devices. Federal District Court ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Abortion | by Matthew Clark | 12:15 PM Jan. 19, 2012
Judge’s Order Forcing Mentally Ill Woman to have an Abortion Reversed
LifeNews.com is reporting that a Massachusetts state judge who ordered that a mentally ill woman have an abortion and be sterilized has been overruled by a state appeals court. The judge’s order declared the pregnant woman, who sufferers from schizophrenia, incompetent and ordered that she have an abortion even if it required that she be “‘coaxed, bribed, or even enticed ... by ruse’” to do so. The woman testified at the trial court hearing that she was “very... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Nathanael Bennett | 10:47 AM Dec. 5, 2011
Senate to Consider Controversial Judicial Nominee While No One is Watching
As Christmas draws closer and Congress moves towards recess, there are several budgetary-related items that must get accomplished before the end-of-the-year. The holidays also means Congress begins a furious effort to move controversial items while fewer Americans are paying attention. This year, one such controversial item is the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the United States D.C. Circuit Court. By way of background, the D.C. Circuit Court is generally considered the second most powerful ... Continue Reading
Filed in: 10 Commandments | by Geoffrey Surtees | 3:27 PM Aug. 11, 2011
Moral Relativism on Trial in Ten Commandments Case
In light of our filing last week with the U.S. Supreme Court in ACLU v. DeWeese, some comments are in order on why this is both a unique and important case. A little more than six years ago -- in fact, on the same day -- the Supreme Court handed down two decisions involving the public display of the Ten Commandments. In one decision, coming to the Court out of Texas, the display was constitutional and could stay. In the other, out of Kentucky, the display was unconstitutional and had to go. Ho... Continue Reading
