http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/casey-mattox-eleven-thousand-reasons-why-planned-parenthood-can%e2%80%99t-be-trusted/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/casey-mattox-eleven-thousand-reasons-why-planned-parenthood-can%e2%80%99t-be-trusted/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:57:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131551 Townhall: For the past five years, every dawn has brought additional evidence of the fact that Planned Parenthood and its allies in the abortion industry cannot be trusted to tell the truth about the one thing they should know well – abortion. Just over five years ago, on April 18, 2007, the Supreme Court announced its opinion in Gonzales v. Carhart, holding that the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was constitutional. Since then, we have lived in a world where partial-birth abortions have been illegal in the United States under federal law (and now many state laws) . . . If we accept Guttmacher’s figure of approximately 2,200 partial-birth abortions per year, then the decision in Gonzales – upholding the law and lifting the injunction against it – has prevented 11,000 partial-birth abortions from occurring. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/casey-mattox-eleven-thousand-reasons-why-planned-parenthood-can%e2%80%99t-be-trusted/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/casey-mattox-the-culture-of-death-makes-life-meaningless/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/casey-mattox-the-culture-of-death-makes-life-meaningless/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:42:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130603 Townhall: And we’re seeing this truth play out most illustratively in China, where the country’s “One Child Policy” has created such angst that, according to the Obama Administration, it is partly responsible for the fact that 500 Chinese women took their own lives each day in 2009. That’s 3,500 female suicides a week, 15,000 female suicides a month, and 182,500 female suicides a year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/casey-mattox-the-culture-of-death-makes-life-meaningless/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/casey-mattox-on-the-roland-lettner-show-obamacares-many-mandates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/casey-mattox-on-the-roland-lettner-show-obamacares-many-mandates/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:54:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130542 Casey Mattox on the Roland Lettner Show. | MP3 audio 25:24 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/casey-mattox-on-the-roland-lettner-show-obamacares-many-mandates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/casey-mattox-obamacare-arguments-conclude-%e2%80%93-what-will-be-the-impact-on-religious-liberty-the-sanctity-of-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/casey-mattox-obamacare-arguments-conclude-%e2%80%93-what-will-be-the-impact-on-religious-liberty-the-sanctity-of-life/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:51:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130073 TellADF Blog: The Supreme Court has concluded its three days of arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare, and I had the privilege of being present for some of the arguments. To my knowledge the words “religious freedom” or “abortion” were not mentioned. Yet, the Court’s decision will have enormous implications for those these fundamental rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/casey-mattox-obamacare-arguments-conclude-%e2%80%93-what-will-be-the-impact-on-religious-liberty-the-sanctity-of-life/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/casey-mattox-the-fight-against-abortion-distortion-in-rhode-island-townhall/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/casey-mattox-the-fight-against-abortion-distortion-in-rhode-island-townhall/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:56:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129544 Townhall: While the Supreme Court prepares for the showdown over the constitutionality of ObamaCare next week, another important battle over the controversial law is playing out in a state court in Rhode Island. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/casey-mattox-the-fight-against-abortion-distortion-in-rhode-island-townhall/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/obamacare-commotion-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/obamacare-commotion-one-news-now/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:40:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129535 One News Now: ADF attorney Casey Mattox tells OneNewsNow the lawsuit was filed on behalf of Rhode Island Right to Life and 38 state lawmakers. "No one should force Rhode Islanders to subsidize other people's abortions under the guise of healthcare reform, especially through illegitimate, extra-constitutional methods," he contends. "The responsibility to define and create these exchanges lies solely with the people through the General Assembly. The governor cannot circumvent state lawmakers simply because the majority of them want to maintain longstanding prohibitions against the use of taxpayer dollars for elective abortions." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/obamacare-commotion-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/adf-joins-lawsuit-against-rhode-island-governor%e2%80%99s-power-grab/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/adf-joins-lawsuit-against-rhode-island-governor%e2%80%99s-power-grab/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:56:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129375 National Right to Life: Added ADF Senior Counsel Casey Mattox, “No one should force Rhode Islanders to subsidize other people’s abortions under the guise of health care reform, especially through illegitimate, extra-constitutional methods.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/adf-joins-lawsuit-against-rhode-island-governor%e2%80%99s-power-grab/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/rhode-island-gov-sued-for-funding-abortions-in-obamacare-lifenews/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/rhode-island-gov-sued-for-funding-abortions-in-obamacare-lifenews/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:53:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129373 LifeNews: “No one should force Rhode Islanders to subsidize other people’s abortions under the guise of health care reform, especially through illegitimate, extra-constitutional methods,” said ADF Senior Counsel Casey Mattox. “The responsibility to define and create these exchanges lies solely with the people through the General Assembly. The governor cannot circumvent state lawmakers simply because the majority of them want to maintain longstanding prohibitions against the use of taxpayer dollars for elective abortions.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/rhode-island-gov-sued-for-funding-abortions-in-obamacare-lifenews/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/casey-mattox-on-the-victoria-taft-show-abbey-johnson-fraud-suit-v-planned-parenthood/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/casey-mattox-on-the-victoria-taft-show-abbey-johnson-fraud-suit-v-planned-parenthood/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:56:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129253 Casey Mattox appeared on the Victoria Taft Show to discuss the case. | MP3 audio 07:08 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/casey-mattox-on-the-victoria-taft-show-abbey-johnson-fraud-suit-v-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/roe-v-wades-viability-argument-not-viable/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/roe-v-wades-viability-argument-not-viable/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:29:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126885 Townhall: When Amy Hamilton’s pre-born son died, as a result of what she believed were “negligent acts” by doctors in Dekalb County, Alabama, she sought justice by filing a wrongful death suit. (Alabama law provides recovery for a mother whose preborn child is killed because of another’s negligence.) But Amy faced an obstacle, Roe v. Wade. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/roe-v-wades-viability-argument-not-viable/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/casey-mattox-north-carolina-apologizes-for-past-sterilizations-what-about-the-present-american-thinker/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/casey-mattox-north-carolina-apologizes-for-past-sterilizations-what-about-the-present-american-thinker/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:41:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125480 American Thinker: More taxpayer funds continue to be spent on sterilizations in North Carolina than in any other state in the union. As of 2006, the most recent year for which information is available, $11,464,000 (see table 3.8) was spent on taxpayer-funded sterilizations in North Carolina. In fact, more than one in ten of all taxpayer-funded sterilizations occurred in the Tar Heel State. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/casey-mattox-north-carolina-apologizes-for-past-sterilizations-what-about-the-present-american-thinker/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/casey-mattox-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-adf-report-to-congress-identifies-planned-parenthood-waste-fraud-and-abuse/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/casey-mattox-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-adf-report-to-congress-identifies-planned-parenthood-waste-fraud-and-abuse/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:25:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125187 Casey Mattox on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the audit presented to Congress. | MP3 audio 15 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/casey-mattox-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-adf-report-to-congress-identifies-planned-parenthood-waste-fraud-and-abuse/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/casey-mattox-is-hitlers-world-our-own/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/casey-mattox-is-hitlers-world-our-own/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:37:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124221 American Thinker: he forced sterilization of those whom society has rejected because of their race, economic standing, or mental condition rightfully brings to mind Planned Parenthood's founder, Margaret Sanger. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/casey-mattox-is-hitlers-world-our-own/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/the-obama-administration%e2%80%99s-attack-on-roe-v-wade-and-doe-v-bolton/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/the-obama-administration%e2%80%99s-attack-on-roe-v-wade-and-doe-v-bolton/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:03:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123952 SpeakUpMovement.org University Blog: Even at the time of Roe, some were concerned that legalized abortion would lead to compelled participation in abortion, a concern that was not misplaced as ACLU attorneys were working in Montana to force Catholic hospitals to perform sterilizations. The Supreme Court acknowledged but dismissed that concern, holding only that “the attending physician, in consultation with his patient, is free to determine, … the patient’s pregnancy should be terminated.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/the-obama-administration%e2%80%99s-attack-on-roe-v-wade-and-doe-v-bolton/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/casey-mattox-take-heart-pro-life-students-you%e2%80%99re-winning/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/casey-mattox-take-heart-pro-life-students-you%e2%80%99re-winning/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:27:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116306 Casey Mattox at Speak Up Movement Blog: or all the pro-life student activists out there participating in today’s Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity with the unborn: Take heart. You’re winning. Why do I say this? . . . [includes video] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/casey-mattox-take-heart-pro-life-students-you%e2%80%99re-winning/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/christian-campus-group-prevails/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/christian-campus-group-prevails/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:18:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110753 OneNewsNow.com: Casey Mattox, senior legal counsel for Alliance Defense Fund, says the student chapter of the Christian Legal Society was being discriminated against, as it was not included in the distribution of student activity fees. (See earlier story) "Every UM student and student group deserves to have their student fees distributed in a manner that complies with the First Amendment and doesn't favor certain views over others," contends Mattox. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/christian-campus-group-prevails/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/18/casey-mattox-on-the-zeb-bell-show-tenn-college-requires-student-to-pay-fee-to-share-faith/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/18/casey-mattox-on-the-zeb-bell-show-tenn-college-requires-student-to-pay-fee-to-share-faith/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:27:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108317 Casey Mattox appeared on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss this. | MP3 audio 12:50 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/18/casey-mattox-on-the-zeb-bell-show-tenn-college-requires-student-to-pay-fee-to-share-faith/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/college-charging-fee-for-witnessing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/college-charging-fee-for-witnessing/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:38:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106285 OneNewsNow.com: But Casey Mattox of the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) believes there is a complete lack of understanding of First Amendment rights at Pellissippi State and many campuses throughout the country. "ADF is working to try to remind these universities...that the First Amendment does apply to students, and [that] every student has a right to free speech on their campus," Mattox explains. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/college-charging-fee-for-witnessing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/casey-mattox-talk-is-cheap-%e2%80%94-unless-you%e2%80%99re-a-student-at-this-tennessee-college/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/casey-mattox-talk-is-cheap-%e2%80%94-unless-you%e2%80%99re-a-student-at-this-tennessee-college/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:31:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106064 Speak Up Movement University Blog: As Amy Poehler (or at least her character) once said, “Freedom of Speech! Look it Up! It’s in the Thing!” Perhaps officials at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee should move Baby Mama up in their Netflix queue so that they can hear that message. The school – and the Board of Regents that oversee all Tennessee colleges and universities – are in flagrant denial of the basic applicability of the First Amendment to the campus. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/casey-mattox-talk-is-cheap-%e2%80%94-unless-you%e2%80%99re-a-student-at-this-tennessee-college/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/06/casey-mattox-victory-for-rights-of-conscience-in-illinois-as-another-planned-parenthood-lie-is-exposed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/06/casey-mattox-victory-for-rights-of-conscience-in-illinois-as-another-planned-parenthood-lie-is-exposed/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:27:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100339 Speak Up Movement Blog: In a major victory for the rights of conscience of medical professionals (and others), yesterday an Illinois Circuit Court struck down an Illinois regulation requiring pharmacists to sacrifice their sincere religious and moral objections and dispense “emergency contraceptives” like Plan B (“the morning after pill”) – and now Ella (the “week after pill”) if they have them in stock. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/06/casey-mattox-victory-for-rights-of-conscience-in-illinois-as-another-planned-parenthood-lie-is-exposed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/death-panels-already-in-place/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/death-panels-already-in-place/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:20:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99713 World Net Daily: Sloan, who was appointed guardian by the court at the request of the hospital, obtained a court order to remove Nyirahabiyambere's feeding tube in favor of palliative care on Feb. 19. The woman's six children – including two U.S. citizens – objected and mounted a challenge with the help of attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund. "Innocent life deserves to be protected. ADF is pleased that the court agreed to put the brakes on this rush to intentionally starve a defenseless woman to death. It's a simple decision to respect the family's wishes and protect the life of this Rwandan genocide survivor," said ADF legal counsel Casey Mattox. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/death-panels-already-in-place/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/judge-orders-food-water-for-incapacitated-woman/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/judge-orders-food-water-for-incapacitated-woman/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:35:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97903 World Net Daily: A judge has ordered a court-appointed guardian for an incapacitated woman to ask health care providers to "reinstate nutrition and hydration and continue such care unless and until there is a further order from this court." . . . Family members declined to comment immediately, but Casey Mattox, legal counsel for the ADF, said, "Innocent life deserves to be protected. ADF is pleased that the court agreed to put the brakes on this rush to intentionally starve a defenseless woman to death. It's a simple decision to respect the family's wishes and protect the life of this Rwandan genocide survivor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/judge-orders-food-water-for-incapacitated-woman/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/08/casey-mattox-stony-brook-young-americans-for-freedom-%e2%80%93-too-republican-to-be-funded/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/08/casey-mattox-stony-brook-young-americans-for-freedom-%e2%80%93-too-republican-to-be-funded/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:17:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97395 Speak Up Movement University Blog: "If you’re trying to get to the root of the left wing lean on campuses, try following the money." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/08/casey-mattox-stony-brook-young-americans-for-freedom-%e2%80%93-too-republican-to-be-funded/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/casey-mattox-on-the-radio-uc-davis-christian-oppressors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/casey-mattox-on-the-radio-uc-davis-christian-oppressors/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:28:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95888 Casey Mattox appeared on the radio earlier in the week to discuss the UC Davis situation. | Related ADF Media Update | George Rice Show; MP3 audio 8:32 mins | KFBK Radio; MP3 audio 2:55 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/casey-mattox-on-the-radio-uc-davis-christian-oppressors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/school-responds-will-revisit-policy-on-religious-discrimination/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/school-responds-will-revisit-policy-on-religious-discrimination/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:59:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95865 One News Now: It's clearly unconstitutional. It violates virtually every provision of the First Amendment, as a matter of fact," notes Casey Mattox, attorney and spokesman for ADF. "It's a denominational preference by the government, and it, of course, violates the free exercise and free speech clauses as well. So it's a real problem." The university almost immediately responded to ADF's letter. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/school-responds-will-revisit-policy-on-religious-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/md-montgomery-attorney-stands-behind-county-pregnancy-center-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/md-montgomery-attorney-stands-behind-county-pregnancy-center-law/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:43:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94981 The Examiner: Montgomery County's top attorney is standing behind a local law that requires pregnancy centers to post signs in their waiting rooms informing patients if they don't employ medically licensed professionals, even though a judge threw out a similar ordinance in Baltimore . . . But now the Alliance Defense Fund, a District-based organization that focuses on anti-abortion and freedom of speech cases -- and represents Centro Tepeyac in the ongoing lawsuit -- says the ordinance won't be on the books much longer. "What it communicates to women is that the government thinks you should go somewhere else," said attorney Casey Mattox. "The laws are virtually indistinguishable. They intentionally crafted this bill to make sure it would not cover abortions but would single out pregnancy centers." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/md-montgomery-attorney-stands-behind-county-pregnancy-center-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/baltimore-judges-ruling-helpful-to-other-pregnancy-centers-says-adf/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/baltimore-judges-ruling-helpful-to-other-pregnancy-centers-says-adf/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:47:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94616 Christian Post: "U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled on Jan. 28 that city council violated the pregnancy centers' freedom of speech by requiring “pro-life” pregnancy centers to post such a sign. Alliance Defense Fund Senior Council Casey Mattox anticipates the Baltimore judge’s ruling will be favorable towards the pending case of a Silver Spring pregnancy resource center forced to post signs declaring that it is a limited-service pregnancy center." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/baltimore-judges-ruling-helpful-to-other-pregnancy-centers-says-adf/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/lawsuit-pending-over-montgomery-countys-restrictions-on-pregnancy-centers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/lawsuit-pending-over-montgomery-countys-restrictions-on-pregnancy-centers/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:26:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94381 Gazette.net: "The Baltimore case, though, is rather directly on point and should make it clear that the Montgomery County law also is unconstitutional," said Casey Mattox, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund. The Alliance Defense Fund, based in Washington, D.C., specializes in free speech and anti-abortion cases. The organization is representing the pregnancy resource center for free. Mattox said both laws restrict pregnancy centers that do not provide abortions, and both also regulate the centers based on their speech. Both laws, he said, were specifically intended to avoid imposing restrictions on abortion facilities."That's viewpoint-based discrimination," Mattox said, adding that abortion clinics are in need of further regulation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/lawsuit-pending-over-montgomery-countys-restrictions-on-pregnancy-centers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/restricted-areas-some-christians-and-others-are-taking-stands-against-university-speech-codes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/restricted-areas-some-christians-and-others-are-taking-stands-against-university-speech-codes/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:01:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94000 WORLD: "When Christina Beattie, a junior at Palm Beach State College, decided to start a Young Americans for Freedom chapter, she was not expecting to defend that freedom in court . . . A school spokesman told me the school will not comment on the case, but Beattie's lawyer—[Casey Mattox], senior legal counsel at Alliance Defense Fund—said of the school's policy: 'It's essentially a policy that prohibits consenting words on paper between consenting adults.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/restricted-areas-some-christians-and-others-are-taking-stands-against-university-speech-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/young-americans-given-free-speech-5-daysmonth/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/young-americans-given-free-speech-5-daysmonth/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:07:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93011 WorldNetDaily: "Students who are trying to build a base of conservative citizens on a Florida college campus have been given some First Amendment rights to hand out information and talk to others . . . 'What YAF is pushing for is the ability to protect the First Amendment rights of not only the YAF, but for every student group whether they're on the conservative side or any other side. YAF is trying to protect the First Amendment rights of all students,' [ADF attorney Casey Mattox] said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/young-americans-given-free-speech-5-daysmonth/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/palm-beach-state-agrees-to-allow-some-student-speech-for-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/palm-beach-state-agrees-to-allow-some-student-speech-for-now/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:28:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91319 Casey Mattox writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "A small glimmer of sunlight has broken through the clouds at Palm Beach State College. Palm Beach State College has agreed to a Court order requiring it, at least temporarily, to allow 2 YAF members to 'disseminate leaflets and/or converse with the general public.' If that seems pretty obvious to you then you probably are not an administrator at Palm Beach State." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/palm-beach-state-agrees-to-allow-some-student-speech-for-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/florida-college-lightening-up/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/florida-college-lightening-up/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:27:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91311 OneNewsNow: "'The rest of the students are still under the old policy. The First Amendment is banned essentially at Palm Beach State, but these two members of YAF can distribute literature several times over the next two months while they work on bringing the rest of their policies into compliance of the First Amendment,' reports [Casey Mattox], ADF senior legal counsel." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/florida-college-lightening-up/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/casey-mattox-vanderbilt-rescinds-supposedly-non-existent-policy-protects-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/casey-mattox-vanderbilt-rescinds-supposedly-non-existent-policy-protects-conscience/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:04:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91208 Speak Up Movement: "Sadly, my experience is that Vanderbilt’s requirement was not one of a kind. And taking Vanderbilt at its word, that it truly does protect the conscience rights of its employees, Vanderbilt may now even be ahead of the game. Despite decades-old federal statutes specifically on point, I am aware of other universities, receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funds that have sought to coerce students or employees into participating in abortions. Unsurprisingly, the University of Wisconsin was among them until ADF intervened. If you are a medical or nursing student who has experienced any pressure or coercion of any kind to assist with abortion procedures in violation of your conscience, please let us know." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/casey-mattox-vanderbilt-rescinds-supposedly-non-existent-policy-protects-conscience/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/12/casey-mattox-vanderbilt-university-pro-lifers-need-not-apply-will-obama-admin-enforce-the-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/12/casey-mattox-vanderbilt-university-pro-lifers-need-not-apply-will-obama-admin-enforce-the-law/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:16:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90925 Casey Mattox writing at Speak Up Movement / University: ADF has today filed a formal complaint with the Department of Health & Human Services, asking it to enforce federal law and prohibit Vanderbilt from illegally discriminating against our client, a well qualified nursing student who happens also to be pro-life and unwilling to violate her conscience by assisting in abortions . . . Vanderbilt promised to comply with the Church Amendments, but it is blatantly breaking that promise.  ADF’s complaint, filed by my colleague Matt Bowman, asks HHS to inform us by January 26 (the effective deadline to apply to the program) if it will enforce the law and defend our client’s rights of conscience or permit Vanderbilt to violate federal law and its agreement with the taxpayers by barring the door to pro-life applicants." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/12/casey-mattox-vanderbilt-university-pro-lifers-need-not-apply-will-obama-admin-enforce-the-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/casey-mattox-the-first-amendment-says-war-eagle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/casey-mattox-the-first-amendment-says-war-eagle/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:32:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90525 Casey Mattox writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "It’s official. The First Amendment has triumphed this bowl season. With 34 games played and only the BCS National Championship Game left to go the school with the better (or less poor) treatment of the First Amendment rights of students and faculty is 19-15." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/casey-mattox-the-first-amendment-says-war-eagle/feed/ 0