http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Fri, 17 May 2013 22:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/texas-legislators-make-it-easier-to-target-conservatives/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/texas-legislators-make-it-easier-to-target-conservatives/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:55:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163919 National Review: IRS scandal notwithstanding, on Tuesday, the (Republican-dominated) Texas legislature passed S.B. 346, a bill to force non-profit organizations and trade associations to disclose the names of the people who support them financially. The law exempts unions, but covers groups that spend more than $25,000 or more in independent expenditures about political candidates. This applies even if those expenditures are a tiny fraction of the group’s overall spending . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/texas-legislators-make-it-easier-to-target-conservatives/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/treasury-knew-of-irs-scandal-during-2012-presidential-campaign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/treasury-knew-of-irs-scandal-during-2012-presidential-campaign/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:37:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163914 NY Times: At the first Congressional hearing into the I.R.S. scandal, J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee that he informed the Treasury’s general counsel of his audit on June 4, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin “shortly thereafter.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/treasury-knew-of-irs-scandal-during-2012-presidential-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/ca-plaintiffs-attorney-asks-for-an-august-decision-on-eureka-invocations-motion-asks-for-new-judge-to-hear-prayer-breakfast-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/ca-plaintiffs-attorney-asks-for-an-august-decision-on-eureka-invocations-motion-asks-for-new-judge-to-hear-prayer-breakfast-case/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:41:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163889 Times-Standard: Eureka attorney Peter Martin said on Thursday that he's hoping that a motion filed with the Humboldt County Superior Court this week will lead to a decision by early August on whether the city of Eureka violated the California Constitution by holding invocations prior to City Council meetings. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/ca-plaintiffs-attorney-asks-for-an-august-decision-on-eureka-invocations-motion-asks-for-new-judge-to-hear-prayer-breakfast-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/tx-marion-school-board-sticks-with-prayer-that-group-says-is-illegal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/tx-marion-school-board-sticks-with-prayer-that-group-says-is-illegal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:37:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163886 Seguin Gazette: Marion is turning the other cheek after a group asked that they halt prayers before school board meetings. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent an email to the board on March 12 stating they had “received a complaint from a local resident.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/tx-marion-school-board-sticks-with-prayer-that-group-says-is-illegal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/tn-blount-county-commission-holds-off-on-prayer-resolution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/tn-blount-county-commission-holds-off-on-prayer-resolution/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163883 Knox News: Craig L. Garrett, Blount County attorney, said in a letter to commissioners that he is researching the issue and “will update the commission regarding the legal ramifications of this issue in the near future.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/tn-blount-county-commission-holds-off-on-prayer-resolution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/nevada-assembly-approves-addition-of-gender-identity-to-hate-crimes-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/nevada-assembly-approves-addition-of-gender-identity-to-hate-crimes-bill/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163864 Washington Blade: The Nevada Assembly on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would add gender identity and expression to the state’s hate crimes law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/nevada-assembly-approves-addition-of-gender-identity-to-hate-crimes-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/is-this-still-america-congressman-asks-irs-during-hearing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/is-this-still-america-congressman-asks-irs-during-hearing/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163847 Daily Mail: Texas Republican congressman Kevin Brady had the harshest criticism for Miller. ‘Is this still America?' he asked him. 'Is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might, to harass, and intimidate, and threaten an average American who only wants her voice, their voices heard?’ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/is-this-still-america-congressman-asks-irs-during-hearing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/irs-commissioner-unsure-if-its-ok-pro-life-group-asked-to-disclose-prayer-content/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/irs-commissioner-unsure-if-its-ok-pro-life-group-asked-to-disclose-prayer-content/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163840 LifeNews: During intense questioning at a Congressional hearing this morning Rep. Aaron Schock asked acting commissioner Steven Miller if the IRS has asked a pro-life group about the content of its prayers. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/irs-commissioner-unsure-if-its-ok-pro-life-group-asked-to-disclose-prayer-content/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/congress-receives-irrefutable-evidence-of-irs-harassment-of-pro-life-organizations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/congress-receives-irrefutable-evidence-of-irs-harassment-of-pro-life-organizations/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163819 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/congress-receives-irrefutable-evidence-of-irs-harassment-of-pro-life-organizations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/irs-chief-defends-targeting-of-groups-as-obnoxious-not-illegal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/irs-chief-defends-targeting-of-groups-as-obnoxious-not-illegal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163813 The Hill: “When you talk about targeting, that’s a pejorative term,” Miller said. Asked if the IRS's actions had been illegal, he responded: “I don’t believe it is.” He then added of the behavior: “I don’t believe it should happen.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/irs-chief-defends-targeting-of-groups-as-obnoxious-not-illegal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/gop-lawmaker-gets-standing-o-telling-irs-commissioner-you-all-can-do-just-about-anything-you-want-video-included/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/gop-lawmaker-gets-standing-o-telling-irs-commissioner-you-all-can-do-just-about-anything-you-want-video-included/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:40:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163917 CNSNews: The audience rose to its feet after Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Penn.) chided acting Commissioner Steve Miller about the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) treatment of taxpayers at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/gop-lawmaker-gets-standing-o-telling-irs-commissioner-you-all-can-do-just-about-anything-you-want-video-included/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/free-the-irs-from-political-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/free-the-irs-from-political-speech/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163755 Christian Science Monitor: The Supreme Court pushed the IRS into the morass of regulating political speech with its Citizens United decision. Congress needs to pull the IRS out of the political swamp. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/free-the-irs-from-political-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/2nd-irs-official-to-leave-amid-tea-party-scandal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/2nd-irs-official-to-leave-amid-tea-party-scandal/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:09:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163734 AP: An internal IRS memo says Joseph Grant, commissioner of the agency's tax exempt and government entities division, will retire June 3. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/2nd-irs-official-to-leave-amid-tea-party-scandal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/pro-marriage-group-claims-irs-leaked-records-to-hurt-romney/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/pro-marriage-group-claims-irs-leaked-records-to-hurt-romney/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:02:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163728 NewsMax: A pro-marriage organization claims the IRS leaked confidential financial documents to a rival group which were then used against GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the 2012 election. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/pro-marriage-group-claims-irs-leaked-records-to-hurt-romney/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nation-of-islams-louis-farrakhan-wants-to-rebuild-detroit-hell-meet-city-council-speak-at-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nation-of-islams-louis-farrakhan-wants-to-rebuild-detroit-hell-meet-city-council-speak-at-church/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163720 MLIVE.com: "Detroit is where the Nation of Islam started. Detroit is almost considered now, a dead city. So we'll come back to Detroit where we began and look at the condition of Detroit, pool our resources and try to buy properties in Detroit and start rebuilding one of the greatest cities in America where we're concerned." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nation-of-islams-louis-farrakhan-wants-to-rebuild-detroit-hell-meet-city-council-speak-at-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/james-dobson-confirms-slam-campaign-against-his-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/james-dobson-confirms-slam-campaign-against-his-group/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:07:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163710 WorldNetDaily: That was confirmed today when Dr. James Dobson, whose has served as an adviser to presidents and now runs Dr. James Dobson’s FamilyTalk, said his organization’s status was threatened because it didn’t present “all views.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/james-dobson-confirms-slam-campaign-against-his-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/liberty-still-pushing-its-challenge-to-obamacare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/liberty-still-pushing-its-challenge-to-obamacare/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163692 Politico: Liberty University’s challenge to the health reform law will go back before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., on Thursday, with the school focused on getting Obamacare back before the Supreme Court. Liberty’s lawsuit is the most wide ranging of the outstanding legal challenges to the health law, hitting everything from contraceptive coverage to the employer mandate. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/liberty-still-pushing-its-challenge-to-obamacare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nv-will-city-council-prayer-still-separate-church-from-state/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nv-will-city-council-prayer-still-separate-church-from-state/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163679 Mesquite Local News: Search the U.S. Constitution until both eyes are sore and you’ll find no reference to “the separation of church and state.” What you will find is the beginning portion of the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nv-will-city-council-prayer-still-separate-church-from-state/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nrb-president-ceo-responds-to-irs-targeting-reports/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nrb-president-ceo-responds-to-irs-targeting-reports/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163674 NRB: In light of the Internal Revenue Service's admission to "inappropriate" scrutiny of conservative groups, NRB President & CEO Dr. Frank Wright has encouraged House Speaker John Boehner and other Congressional leaders to stand up for churches and non-profit religious organizations. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/nrb-president-ceo-responds-to-irs-targeting-reports/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/mo-humanists-threaten-to-sue-missouri-school-officials-over-teacher-led-prayer-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/mo-humanists-threaten-to-sue-missouri-school-officials-over-teacher-led-prayer-meetings/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:31:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163665 The Raw Story: The American Humanist Association threatened to sue Missouri’s Fayette School District and several school officials on Wednesday for their alleged roles in holding morning religious ceremonies with students on school grounds every week for at least the last year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/mo-humanists-threaten-to-sue-missouri-school-officials-over-teacher-led-prayer-meetings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/ga-bibles-removed-then-returned-to-state-lodges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/ga-bibles-removed-then-returned-to-state-lodges/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:27:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163662 WSBTV.com: “We are guaranteed a freedom of religion, not a freedom from religion. And as far as I’m concerned, this is very intolerant,” Atlanta Tea Party chairman Julianne Thompson said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/ga-bibles-removed-then-returned-to-state-lodges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/readers-comment-on-prayer-at-blount-county-commission-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/readers-comment-on-prayer-at-blount-county-commission-meetings/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:23:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163659 The Daily Times: Under pressure from a Wisconsin-based advocacy group, the Blount County Commission tonight will consider approval of a formal written policy clarifying its practice of allowing prayer prior to its regular monthly meetings. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/readers-comment-on-prayer-at-blount-county-commission-meetings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/ffrf-protests-bibles-in-georgia-state-parks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/ffrf-protests-bibles-in-georgia-state-parks/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:14:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163637 Freedom from Religion Foundation: The Freedom From Religion Foundation today contacted Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, protesting his decision to override the Department of Natural Resources and return bibles to all lodge rooms and cabins in Georgia state parks. The DNR, appropriately, had removed the bibles after a guest complained. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/ffrf-protests-bibles-in-georgia-state-parks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/new-questions-in-conversion-therapy-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/new-questions-in-conversion-therapy-appeal/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 22:56:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163607 Trial Insider: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, in an order issued Tuesday, asked both sides to submit new briefs on whether the court should substitute its view of the law and application of the Constitution for that of the trial judge, or limit itself to the existing question of whether the trial judge overstepped his authority. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/new-questions-in-conversion-therapy-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/family-denied-asylum-in-us-they-should-have-said-they-were-gay/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/family-denied-asylum-in-us-they-should-have-said-they-were-gay/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 22:32:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163589 Turtle Bay and Beyond: The AP reports on a US Apeals Court decision to leave a family of homeschoolers at the mercy of the German Government, even though the Court found that the US Constitution forbids the state from prohibiting homeschooling. The family faces impossible fines and loss of custody of their children if they are returned to Germany. They should have just pretended to be gay. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/family-denied-asylum-in-us-they-should-have-said-they-were-gay/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/text-joint-statement-of-southern-baptist-concern-on-religious-liberty-and-the-united-states-military/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/text-joint-statement-of-southern-baptist-concern-on-religious-liberty-and-the-united-states-military/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:56:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163585 Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission: We have no interest in fomenting conspiracy theories or faux outrage, seeing that such will serve neither the gospel of Jesus Christ nor our mission to minister to our neighbors with this gospel. We have no interest in misrepresenting our military leaders or their civilian command. The Bible calls on us to pray for and to honor our government leaders (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Pet. 2:13-17). At the same time, we do not want to ignore potential threats to religious liberty. The First Amendment guarantees of the free exercise of religion and the freedom from an established state religion are grounded in a natural right—the right to a free conscience under God. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/text-joint-statement-of-southern-baptist-concern-on-religious-liberty-and-the-united-states-military/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/irs-demands-alarm-florida-tea-partyers-some-groups-abandoned-attempts-to-get-tax-exemptions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/irs-demands-alarm-florida-tea-partyers-some-groups-abandoned-attempts-to-get-tax-exemptions/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:44:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163582 Sun Sentinel: Provide copies of all 7,000 web pages. All blog posts, newsletters, bulletins, fliers and hand bills. Provide copies of the agendas and minutes of board meetings and resumes of each board member. The percentage of time spent on activities, sources of money… Faced with round after round of such questions, the group abandoned its attempt, disbanded and re-invented itself under the name National Liberty Federation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/irs-demands-alarm-florida-tea-partyers-some-groups-abandoned-attempts-to-get-tax-exemptions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/nc-rockingham-co-school-board-votes-against-having-public-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/nc-rockingham-co-school-board-votes-against-having-public-prayer/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:39:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163549 MyFox8.com: The Rockingham County school board has voted against opening its public meetings with a prayer in a 7-3 vote on Monday night. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/nc-rockingham-co-school-board-votes-against-having-public-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/md-county-council-nixes-meeting-prayer-opts-for-moment-of-silence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/md-county-council-nixes-meeting-prayer-opts-for-moment-of-silence/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:34:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163546 Cecil Whig: “The Cecil Whig conducted an online poll, which was overwhelmingly for prayer,” Broomell said as she tried to garner support from her colleagues during Tuesday morning's work session. The Whig's poll was an unscientific poll, in which 192 people voted in favor of council prayer while 51 opposed the idea. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/md-county-council-nixes-meeting-prayer-opts-for-moment-of-silence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/judge-grants-motion-to-include-the-american-legion-and-local-post-in-n-c-veterans-memorial-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/judge-grants-motion-to-include-the-american-legion-and-local-post-in-n-c-veterans-memorial-case/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:27:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163543 US Newswire at Wall Street Journal: Today, the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granted a motion to include Liberty Institute's clients, The American Legion and The American Legion Post 290 of King, N.C., in a pending lawsuit over the constitutionality of a veterans memorial in King's Central Park. A copy of the order can be viewed at https://www.libertyinstitute.org/document.doc?id=81. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/judge-grants-motion-to-include-the-american-legion-and-local-post-in-n-c-veterans-memorial-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/some-parents-oppose-gideon-bible-distribution-at-tennessee-elementary-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/some-parents-oppose-gideon-bible-distribution-at-tennessee-elementary-school/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:15:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163538 Christian News: According to the Times Free Press, one parent, Mitzi Yates, found a permission slip in her son’s backpack and contacted the school to ask that the Bibles not be distributed to children even if parents approved. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/some-parents-oppose-gideon-bible-distribution-at-tennessee-elementary-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/aclj-calls-on-irs-to-approve-tax-exempt-status-for-10-tea-party-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/aclj-calls-on-irs-to-approve-tax-exempt-status-for-10-tea-party-groups/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:02:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163532 CNSNews: The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which first accused the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of seeking to intimidate Tea Party groups 14 months ago, legally represents 27 such groups and is now demanding that the IRS approve the tax-exempt status of 10 of the groups or face possible legal action.

]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/aclj-calls-on-irs-to-approve-tax-exempt-status-for-10-tea-party-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/asylum-and-homeschoolers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/asylum-and-homeschoolers/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163517 Volokh Conspiracy: Jonathan posted earlier today about Romeike v. Holder (6th Cir. May 14, 2013), which reject German homeschoolers’ asylum claim. The opinion is quite readable and persuasive, and I recommend it to those interested in the subject. But here’s my general thinking (reprised from 2010 post on the original immigration judge decision in the case), and stressing that I’m not an expert on asylum law:

]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/asylum-and-homeschoolers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/11th-circuit-court-reinstates-fla-inmate-kosher-meals-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/11th-circuit-court-reinstates-fla-inmate-kosher-meals-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:28:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163515 How Appealing links to coverage and the ruling in Rich v. Secretary Florida Department of Corrections. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/11th-circuit-court-reinstates-fla-inmate-kosher-meals-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/christian-evangelists-escorted-from-2012-arab-international-festival-lose-civil-rights-suit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/christian-evangelists-escorted-from-2012-arab-international-festival-lose-civil-rights-suit/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:44:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163503 Religion Clause Blog: In Bible Believers v. Wayne County, (ED MI, May 14, 2013), a Michigan federal district court dismissed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief and nominal damages brought by a group of traveling Christian evangelicals who were escorted away by police and threatened with dsorderly conduct citations at last year's Arab International Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/christian-evangelists-escorted-from-2012-arab-international-festival-lose-civil-rights-suit/feed/ 0