Contents tagged with Law
Filed in: Immigration | by Jay Sekulow | 3:51 PM Apr. 25, 2012
SCOTUS Supportive of AZ Immigration Law
It was a very good day for the State of Arizona at the U.S. Supreme Court. During oral arguments before eight Justices (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from this case), it became clear that a majority of the Justices seem to believe that Arizona has a legitimate role in the enforcement of laws designed to protect its citizens and borders. In the run-up to today's arguments, there's been much written and said about how the Arizona immigration law is unconstitutional - that a provision that Continue Reading...
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Matthew Clark | 5:00 PM Mar. 28, 2012
Justices Question ObamaCare’s Ability to Stand
Today was the final day of oral arguments before the Supreme Court on ObamaCare. This morning the Justices heard oral arguments on the issue of severability – whether all of ObamaCare must be struck down if the individual mandate is found unconstitutional. The court heard several different arguments on this issue. The States, represented by the former Bush Administration Solicitor General, Paul Clement, argued that “[i]f the individual mandate is unconstitutional, then the rest of Continue Reading...
Filed in: United Nations | by Matthew Clark | 4:38 PM Mar. 7, 2012
Obama Administration Must Follow the Law – No Taxpayer Funds for UNESCO
Today, Jay Sekulow, ACLJ Chief Counsel, sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlining the illegality of President Obama’s request for renewed U.S. funding for a United Nations (UN) organization which had unilaterally recognized the terrorist-led Palestinian Authority has a nation. U.S. federal law prohibits taxpayer funds from going to any UN agency which unilaterally recognizes Palestine as a state in contravention to international law and recognized Middle East peace neg Continue Reading...
Filed in: United Nations | by Tiffany Barrans | 10:46 AM Feb. 17, 2012
Major SCLJ Court Victory for Churches and Rule of Law in Russia
The Slavic Centre for Law and Justice (SCLJ) – the Russian affiliate of the ACLJ – has won a major victory for churches and the rule of law in an area of the world where churches still face heavy regulation from the state. The SCLJ won a case before the Constitutional Court of Russia that will help prevent prosecutors from filing frivolous lawsuits against churches and other citizens. As the SCLJ noted, in Russia, it is critical that “[e]ach action brought against the Church Continue Reading...
Filed in: US Constitution | by Nathanael Bennett | 11:16 AM Feb. 6, 2012
A Big Win for Endangered Children at the Super Bowl
The ACLJ is pleased to have participated in crafting new legislation to protect children from the horrors of human trafficking in Indiana just in time for the Super Bowl. It is a crime so horrific that most of us have a hard time comprehending it – the human trafficking of young children for the purpose of selling them into the sex trade. However, the reality is that it is happening on a shockingly large scale, and there is a desperate need for enhanced prosecution. Maybe most shocking to Continue Reading...
Filed in: US Constitution | by Geoffrey Surtees | 9:57 AM Feb. 2, 2012
No “Constitutional Rights Issues” in Violating Religious Liberties? White House Doesn’t Get It
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, was asked about the recent announcement from HHS that religious institutions, such as religious schools and hospitals, would have to include abortifacient drugs, sterilization, and contraception in their insurance policies for employees. (For more on the HHS Rule, click here.) At the close of the discussion, Carney was asked point blank, “What about the constitutional right to freedom of religion?” Carney’s response: &ldquo Continue Reading...
Filed in: US Constitution | by CeCe Heil | 1:05 PM Dec. 28, 2011
Little Girl Denied Bible Club in School
Recently a sixth grade girl wanted to begin a Good News Bible Club that would meet at her school at the same time other clubs meet on school grounds. Her principal told her no, claiming that having such a religious club in the school was illegal. The principal said that those opposed to religious expression had been pressuring the entire school district to prevent any such activity in the school. The student’s parents contacted the ACLJ. Unfortunately we learn of incidents like this all t Continue Reading...
