Supreme Court Won’t Hear St. Louis Sign Case. Sign In Question is Safe, but Law Remains Mixed Nationwide

IJ client Jim Roos' Mural. Photo via Institute for Justice

Arlington, Va.— In an action that results in a free speech victory for a St. Louis, Mo., housing activist and citizens of seven Midwestern states—but that leaves lingering uncertainty for the free speech rights of citizens in other parts of the country—the U.S. Supreme Court today denied review of an 8^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that struck down substantial portions of the St. Louis sign code.

According to Michael Bindas, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice (IJ), which represents Jim Roos, whose conflict with St. Louis over eminent domain sparked the

ACLJ & Nearly 70,000 Americans Call on HHS to Reverse Regulations & Protect Religious Liberty

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

Washington, D.C. – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), along with nearly 70,000 Americans, is calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to change the mandate and “accommodation” on contraceptives to protect freedom of religion and the conscience rights of Americans. The ACLJ legal analysis, posted here, comes as nearly 70,000 Americans have signed on to an ACLJ petition urging Secretary Sebelius to reverse the troubling regulations.

2011 Was an Incredible Year as Agenda 21 Becomes a Major Issue

By Tom DeWeese, President, American Policy Center

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After hiding under the radar for more than 19 years, Agenda 21 became the cause of 2011 as thousands of concerned Americans began to study United Nations documents side – by – side with their local comprehensive development plans. To the horror of

most, they found identical language – and the battle was on.

Reason Mag’s Gillespie’s Postings on Santorum Raise Serious Concerns–About Gillespie

By Alan Sexton

Reason Magazine's Nick Gillespie (right). Photo via Reason's Facebook Page

Upfront, I’ll admit that I have long been leery of Reason Magazines Nick Gillespie, a guy I feel comes across, often condescendingly, as believing that everyone other than himself has some questionable, hidden agenda and, of course, everyone else is always wrong. But, his recent postings about 2012 presidential contender Rick Santorum have me wondering if Mr. Gillespie is actually libertarian,