Court Dismisses Shirley Dobson from Lawsuit Challenging National Day of Prayer

By Legal Editor

Published: March 2, 2010

Court Dismisses Shirley Dobson from Lawsuit Challenging National Day of Prayer  | read this item

Washington /Christian News/ — A federal judge issued an order Tuesday dismissing all claims against Shirley Dobson in a lawsuit alleging that government-issued proclamations encouraging citizens to pray are unconstitutional. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a motion for summary judgment in the suit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the court granted that [...]

NY High School Cancels Christian Club, Lets 60 Others Remain

By Legal Editor

Published: February 18, 2010

NY High School Cancels Christian Club, Lets 60 Others Remain  | read this item

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY /Christian News/ — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Board of Education of Half Hollow Hills Central School District on behalf of a student who was told that school officials cancelled, without her knowledge, the Christian club she helps lead. School officials claimed that unspecified budget cuts and [...]

IRS Religious Speech Restrictions to Be Debated at Stanford Law School

By Legal Editor

Published: February 17, 2010

IRS Religious Speech Restrictions to Be Debated at Stanford Law School  | read this item

STANFORD, Calif. /Christian News/ — Alliance Defense Fund Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley will participate in a debate Thursday at Stanford Law School on the constitutionality of Internal Revenue Service restrictions on the free speech of pastors. The debate is being co-sponsored by ADF and The Federalist Society at Stanford.
“Pastors and churches shouldn’t live in [...]

Broad Support for Christian Group’s Suit Against Law School

By Legal Editor

Published: February 8, 2010

Broad Support for Christian Group's Suit Against Law School  | read this item

WASHINGTON /Christian News/ — The U.S. Supreme Court received 22 friend-of-the-court briefs Thursday in support of a Christian Legal Society chapter’s lawsuit against California’s Hastings College of the Law. The briefs demonstrate the breadth and diversity of support for the group’s rights protected by the First Amendment, according to attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund [...]

ProtectMarriage.com Attorneys Prepare to Defend Proposition 8

By Legal Editor

Published: January 8, 2010

ProtectMarriage.com Attorneys Prepare to Defend Proposition 8  | read this item

SAN FRANCISCO /Christian News/ — Attorneys representing ProtectMarriage.com will be available for media interviews before and after hearings each day of the trial that begins Monday in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the will of California voters by striking down a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as the union of one [...]

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