Court Dismisses Shirley Dobson from Lawsuit Challenging National Day of Prayer

By Legal Editor

Published: March 2, 2010

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 [...]

Arrest Warrant Issued for Lisa Miller in Custody Claim by Former Lesbian Partner

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman

Published: February 24, 2010

RUTLAND, VERMONT (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Vermont judge has issued an arrest warrant for Lisa Miller for failing to transfer custody of her daughter to her former lesbian partner.
Miller, an ex-lesbian who has returned to her childhood faith in Jesus Christ, has been ordered to give up her daughter to her former partner Janet Jenkins, whom [...]

NY High School Cancels Christian Club, Lets 60 Others Remain

By Legal Editor

Published: February 18, 2010

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

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

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 [...]

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