Victory: Protecting Pro-Life Medical Professionals
Last year, as we explained in more detail here , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed an administrative rule designed to enforce federal statutory rights of conscience. These laws , in different contexts and various ways, protect the rights of medical personnel from...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Bladensburg Peace Cross
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case involving the Peace Cross, a monument erected nearly 100 years ago in Bladensburg, Maryland to honor 49 service members who gave their lives in World War I. This case, explained in greater detail here and here , will not only decide the...
ACLJ Files Brief in Support of Bladensburg Peace Cross
Does a near-century-old memorial cross, dedicated to the memory of local soldiers who perished in World War I, violate the First Amendment’s prohibition against governmental establishment of religion? As we point out in an amicus curiae brief filed with the Supreme Court today, the answer to that...
Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Vindicated in California
After three years of litigation, including a victorious trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal court in Oakland, California has permanently blocked the State of California from forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise state-funded abortions. As explained in more detail here , in 2015,
