The Second Amendment: Three Key Principles

As the gun control debate rages, at the ACLJ we’re increasingly asked to comment on the constitutionality of gun regulations. As the Supreme Court made clear in District of Columbia v. Heller, the right to “keep and bear arms” protected by the Second Amendment is an individual right, unconnected with service in a militia (the ACLJ filed an amicus brief in the case – in support of the individual right). As welcome as that decision was, it hardly answered all the constitu... Continue Reading

Filed in: US Constitution | by Matthew Clark | 4:19 PM Aug. 8, 2012

Obama Lawsuit Could have Disastrous Effects on Military Voting Rights

Why are 15, non-partisan, veterans groups opposing President Obama’s lawsuit against an Ohio law that allows military personnel three extra days to vote before Election Day? The President’s campaign claims he is merely trying to extend voting rights. The reason these military groups - representing hundreds of thousands of veterans - oppose the President is because his claim is just plain false. Despite what the Obama re-election campaign says in press releases about wanting everyone... Continue Reading

Filed in: US Constitution | by Jordan Sekulow | 10:18 AM Sep. 21, 2011

Christian Right Fighting Theocracy

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani with is wife Tina in Prison

Evangelical Christians are leading an international campaign against theocracy, the very system of government we are accused of trying to implement right here in America. It is becoming more and more apparent that journalists are doing less and less to conceal their disdain for conservative Christians, especially those who have felt God’s calling to go into public service. I have chronicled the mockerythat the media has made of every politician who expresses God’s call in their lif... Continue Reading