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.

AFLC Challenges Obama’s “Contraception” Mandate in New York Federal Court

New York, N.Y. – The American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), along with co-counsel and civil rights attorney Charles S. LiMandri, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s “contraception” mandate.

Obama’s “New Directive” Still Requires Charities to Fund Contraceptives and Abortifacients

Washington, DC – Just after noon today, President Obama took the White House podium to state that all women, even if they are employed by a Catholic organization or charity, will be provided free access to contraceptives, which is in direct violation of the beliefs of the Catholic Church. He stated, “If a woman’s employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious

HHS Contraception Edict Likely to be Ruled Unconstitutional if Not Overturned by Congress, Legal Expert Says

Even Jesus’ Earthly Ministry Would Run Afoul of New HHS Rule, Says New National Center for Public Policy Research Paper

Horace Cooper

National Center for Public Policy Research Adjunct Fellow Horace Cooper is criticizing HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for pushing a new health care mandate that forces church-supported soup kitchens, schools, and other charities to provide coverage for contraception, sterilization procedures and early abortifacients to all of their employees as part of their insurance plans.

“The new HHS rule represents a radical departure from the traditional treatment of religious organizations in America,” says

Atheist Group Continues Assault on Religion, ACLJ vows to “Aggressively Defend” MT WW2 Memorial

KofC WW2 Memorial at Flathead Nat'l. Forest

Washington, DC – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, said today it will aggressively defend a World War II memorial on a Montana mountain – a statue of Jesus – from a lawsuit filed by an atheist organization. The ACLJ said today it plans to file a friend-of-the-court brief backing the memorial.

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

“It’s clear this legal challenge represents the latest move in a troubling pattern designed to remove any religious reference from our history – a tactic that we believe ultimately will fail in the federal court system,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. “We are planning to file an amicus brief in this case
- standing up for the constitutionality of this important memorial. We will be representing thousands of

“Better to Remain Silent and be Thought a Fool, Than to Speak and Remove all Doubt”

By Alan Sexton, Green Mountain Scribes

While we might not always agree with the rhetoric or expressions of others, as Americans, our intrinsic right to speak and otherwise express freely is nonetheless protected from governmental censorship within the First Amendment to the painstakingly created, ingenious, and timelessly applicable Constitution of the United States. This begs the question: are we always best served by exercising these rights?

Along with the rapid proliferation and ever-growing popularity of wonderfully interactive media such as

Supreme Court Renders Decision Protecting Church Authority to Hire & Fire Employees

Washington, D.C. – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned a lower court decision and concluded that courts should not intervene in the workings of churches. In a unanimous decision, the high court correctly

Public School District Refunds Illegal Charges Against Good News After-School Club

Midlothian, TX – A school district has repaid hundreds of dollars to Child Evangelism Fellowship’s (CEF) Good News Club at the request of Liberty Counsel, because the fees violated the First Amendment. The Midlothian Independent School District agreed that CEF

The case for Christmas

Audrey Pietrucha

 

T’is the season for religion in general and Christianity in particular to come under attack by the not-so-tolerant anti-god folks. Having pretty much eliminated any references to Christmas in our schools and other public spaces (Holiday Trees anyone?) they can now put all their energy into the battle against nativity

Federal Trial Court Ignores First Amendment, Upholds Washington Regulation of Citizen-to-Citizen Speech

Seattle, WA— the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington upheld a Washington law that empowers the state government to monitor, collect and publicly disseminate information about the political activities of private citizens who do nothing more than urge their fellow citizens to take political action.  

“The First Amendment does not allow grassroots issue advocacy laws that arbitrarily interfere with the right to engage in political activity—but that’s exactly what this decision permits,” said Jeanette