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/2012/05/18/federal-court-rules-n-y-town%e2%80%99s-prayers-too-christian-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-court-rules-n-y-town%e2%80%99s-prayers-too-christian-the-new-american/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:36:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134135 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-court-rules-n-y-town%e2%80%99s-prayers-too-christian-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:28:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134101 Fox News: The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide, represented the town in court. It said it will appeal the ruling. Joel Oster, senior counsel for ADF who argued the town's case, called the ruling "highly inconsistent" with what the Supreme Court has said on the issue and said it means towns will have to "complete an obstacle course" before they can qualify to say a prayer before a meeting. "The town has no obligation to go outside of its borders as if it's an affirmative action program," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:13:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134081 Findlaw: "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," which would violate the Establishment Clause, the Alliance Defense Fund's Joel Oster told Thomson Reuters News & Insight. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-diluting-christian-prayer-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-diluting-christian-prayer-one-news-now/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:05:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134079 One News Now: . . . ADF attorney Joel Oster tells OneNewsNow prayers have been offered according to the "conscience of the speaker." "There is no legal reason why a town cannot engage in this practice today with people from within its own community," he asserts. "The district court rightly affirmed the constitutionality of the town's policy, and we will appeal the Second Circuit's decision. Secularist groups cannot be allowed to force local governments to engage in strange hoops and hurdles that effectively eliminate prayers by making them too difficult to take place." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-diluting-christian-prayer-one-news-now/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134075 Federal News Radio: The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide, represented the town in court. It said it will appeal the ruling. Joel Oster, senior counsel for ADF who argued the town's case, called the ruling "highly inconsistent" with what the Supreme Court has said on the issue and said it means towns will have to "complete an obstacle course" before they can qualify to say a prayer before a meeting. "The town has no obligation to go outside of its borders as if it's an affirmative action program," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133974 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133964 Reuters: Joel Oster of the Alliance Defense Fund, which represents Greece, said the town was prepared to appeal the case as far as the Supreme Court. "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," he said. That outcome violates the Establishment Clause, he said. Oster pointed to a 2008 ruling by the 11th Circuit in Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Georgia, upholding a county commission's opening prayer policy.| Galloway v. Town of Greece, No. 10-3635-cv ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/droney-sworn-in-by-lieberman-as-u-s-appeals-court-judge-for-the-second-circuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/droney-sworn-in-by-lieberman-as-u-s-appeals-court-judge-for-the-second-circuit/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:08:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128455 Hartford Courant: Former U.S. Attorney and District Court Judge Christopher F. Droney officially became a member the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday during an induction ceremony that took place in Hartford before an crowd of luminaries from the bar, the judiciary, politics and law enforcement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/droney-sworn-in-by-lieberman-as-u-s-appeals-court-judge-for-the-second-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/2nd-circuit-tro-on-church-use-of-schools-only-applies-to-one-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/2nd-circuit-tro-on-church-use-of-schools-only-applies-to-one-church/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:32:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126209 Religion Clause: Yesterday, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order (full text) in the case, clarifying that the TRO applies only to evicting Bronx Household of Faith, and does not apply to protect other churches that are not parties to the litigation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/2nd-circuit-tro-on-church-use-of-schools-only-applies-to-one-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/26/connecticut-high-court-adopts-2nd-circuits-version-of-ministerial-exception-doctrine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/26/connecticut-high-court-adopts-2nd-circuits-version-of-ministerial-exception-doctrine/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:26:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109110 Religion Clause: In Dayner v. Archdiocese of Hartford, (CT Sup. Ct., release date 8/2/2011), the Connecticut Supreme Court adopted the Second Circuit's version of the "ministerial exception" doctrine and dismissed claims by the principal of a Catholic school that she she was wrongfully terminated from her position. In reaching this conclusion the court focused on a split among circuits . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/26/connecticut-high-court-adopts-2nd-circuits-version-of-ministerial-exception-doctrine/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/25/u-s-district-judge-christopher-droney-gets-unanimous-approval-from-senate-judiciary-committee-for-nomination-to-federal-appeals-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/25/u-s-district-judge-christopher-droney-gets-unanimous-approval-from-senate-judiciary-committee-for-nomination-to-federal-appeals-court/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:13:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109033 Courant.com: The U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee approved U.S. District Judge Christopher Droney's nomination to the federal appeals court by a unanimous voice vote Thursday morning, sending the appointment to almost certain approval in the full Senate. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/25/u-s-district-judge-christopher-droney-gets-unanimous-approval-from-senate-judiciary-committee-for-nomination-to-federal-appeals-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/2nd-circuit-u-s-cannnot-condition-aids-funding-on-anti-prostitution-pledge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/2nd-circuit-u-s-cannnot-condition-aids-funding-on-anti-prostitution-pledge/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:40:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107649 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/2nd-circuit-u-s-cannnot-condition-aids-funding-on-anti-prostitution-pledge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/jordan-lorence-bronx-household-of-faith-case-appealed-en-banc-to-all-second-circuit-judges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/jordan-lorence-bronx-household-of-faith-case-appealed-en-banc-to-all-second-circuit-judges/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:18:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106810 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: The Alliance Defense Fund has petitioned the Second Circuit to rehear the Bronx Household of Faith case en banc, which means that all eleven judges will decide whether to rehear the case. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/jordan-lorence-bronx-household-of-faith-case-appealed-en-banc-to-all-second-circuit-judges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/16/adf-appeals-bronx-ruling-to-keep-churches-meeting-in-nyc-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/16/adf-appeals-bronx-ruling-to-keep-churches-meeting-in-nyc-public-schools/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:13:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106580 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/16/adf-appeals-bronx-ruling-to-keep-churches-meeting-in-nyc-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/09/jordan-lorence-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-2nd-cir-says-churches-can%e2%80%99t-rent-nyc-school-facilities-but-other-groups-can-bronx-household/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/09/jordan-lorence-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-2nd-cir-says-churches-can%e2%80%99t-rent-nyc-school-facilities-but-other-groups-can-bronx-household/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:13:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105938 Jordan Lorence on KFUO with Roland Lettner to discuss the Bronx Household ruling. | MP3 audio 9:57 mins | See Jordan's commentary at Baptist Press: Church is like a rodeo? A court ruling says it is ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/09/jordan-lorence-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-2nd-cir-says-churches-can%e2%80%99t-rent-nyc-school-facilities-but-other-groups-can-bronx-household/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/02/2nd-circuit-ny-can-block-school-worship-service-bronx-household-of-faith/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/02/2nd-circuit-ny-can-block-school-worship-service-bronx-household-of-faith/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:13:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105279 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/02/2nd-circuit-ny-can-block-school-worship-service-bronx-household-of-faith/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/18/2nd-circuit-upholds-schools-restriction-on-sexually-suggestive-student-cartoon/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/18/2nd-circuit-upholds-schools-restriction-on-sexually-suggestive-student-cartoon/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 18:05:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103956 How Appealing links to the ruling and earlier coverage in R.O. v. Ithaca City School District, No. 09-1651 (2nd Cir. May 18, 2011) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/18/2nd-circuit-upholds-schools-restriction-on-sexually-suggestive-student-cartoon/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/17/carney-confirmed-to-the-2nd-circuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/17/carney-confirmed-to-the-2nd-circuit/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 21:19:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103894 Blog of the Legal Times: Yale University's deputy general counsel, Susan Carney, will join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, after the Senate put aside concerns about her lack of recent litigation work and voted today for her confirmation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/17/carney-confirmed-to-the-2nd-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/04/obama-nominates-droney-for-appeals-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/04/obama-nominates-droney-for-appeals-court/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 20:33:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102787 Harford Courant: President Obamaon Wednesday nominated federal district court Judge Christopher F. Droney to the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, a source involved in the appointment process said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/04/obama-nominates-droney-for-appeals-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/vermont-jn36tn-ok-with-dmv/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/vermont-jn36tn-ok-with-dmv/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:13:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93024 OneNewsNow: "'The state said, "No -- we don't allow religion or a deity on our vanity plates" and denied the request,' recaps Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney [Jeremy Tedesco]. 'So we litigated the case, and after five years, we won at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. After the district court ruled against us, the Second Circuit said that Mr. Byrne needs to be granted equal access to the vanity plate forum for his religious speech.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/vermont-jn36tn-ok-with-dmv/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/17/vt-wont-appeal-religious-vanity-plate-decision-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/17/vt-wont-appeal-religious-vanity-plate-decision-2/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:24:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91667 Washington Examiner (AP): "The state of Vermont has ended a years-long legal dispute with a man who has been fighting for the right to display a reference to one of the Bible's most famous passages on a vanity plate . . . 'This really is a great victory for free speech,' said [Jeremy Tedesco], the general council for the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, which represented Byrne." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/17/vt-wont-appeal-religious-vanity-plate-decision-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/vt-wont-appeal-religious-vanity-plate-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/vt-wont-appeal-religious-vanity-plate-decision/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:11:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91495 Associated Press: "A Vermont man will be able to get a license plate that refers to a famous passage from the Bible's New Testament." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/vt-wont-appeal-religious-vanity-plate-decision/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/ny-judge-defies-prosecutors-on-pornography-sentence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/ny-judge-defies-prosecutors-on-pornography-sentence/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:12:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91444 New York Times: "A man whose conviction on child pornography charges won him an unusual champion — the trial judge, Jack B. Weinstein — was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison, the minimum sentence required by law. Even then, Judge Weinstein, of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, was compassionate toward the defendant, allowing him to remain free for two more months, and dismissive of the government’s efforts to get a longer sentence." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/ny-judge-defies-prosecutors-on-pornography-sentence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/12/matthew-sharp-vermont-had-no-license-to-censor-vanity-plates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/12/matthew-sharp-vermont-had-no-license-to-censor-vanity-plates/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:00:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90962 Matthew Sharp writing at Townhall: "[T]he recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in Byrne v. Rutledge, a lawsuit wrapped up Monday, assures us that no matter how short the message or the viewpoint it expresses, it is protected by the First Amendment . . . Shawn Byrne applied to the Vermont DMV for the tag 'JN36TN,' a creative reference to the popular Bible verse, John 3:16. But Vermont denied his request, citing a state law prohibiting vanity plates that reference religion or deity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/12/matthew-sharp-vermont-had-no-license-to-censor-vanity-plates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/2nd-circuit-ruling-opens-the-door-to-more-nudity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/2nd-circuit-ruling-opens-the-door-to-more-nudity/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:37:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90541 New York Post: "The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the $1.21 million worth of fines that the FCC levied against ABC after alleging that the network violated broadcast indecency standards for daring to show actress Charlotte Ross' naked behind during a 2003 episode of 'NYPD Blue.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/2nd-circuit-ruling-opens-the-door-to-more-nudity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/2nd-circuit-tv-cant-be-fined-for-nypd-blue-nude-shot/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/2nd-circuit-tv-cant-be-fined-for-nypd-blue-nude-shot/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:01:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89667 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/2nd-circuit-tv-cant-be-fined-for-nypd-blue-nude-shot/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/nineteen-judicial-nominees-confirmed-in-the-last-week/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/nineteen-judicial-nominees-confirmed-in-the-last-week/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:58:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88516 writing at The Volokh Conspiracy: "Nineteen judicial nominees have been confirmed in the last week. By my count, those nineteen confirmations include five circuit court confirmations: 1) Mary Murguia for the Ninth Circuit; 2) Scott Matheson Jr. for the Tenth Circuit; 3) Kathleen O’Malley for the Federal Circuit; 4) Raymond Lohier Jr. for the Second Circuit; and 5) Albert Diaz for the Fourth Circuit." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/nineteen-judicial-nominees-confirmed-in-the-last-week/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/2nd-circuit-is-back-in-democrats-hands/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/2nd-circuit-is-back-in-democrats-hands/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:53:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87978 Blog of LegalTimes: "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit again has a majority of active judges appointed by Democratic presidents, after the Senate confirmed Raymond Lohier Jr. on Sunday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/2nd-circuit-is-back-in-democrats-hands/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/court-says-no-to-nurses-conscience-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/court-says-no-to-nurses-conscience-rights/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:55:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87860 OneNewsNow: "A New York nurse has lost her appeal of a court decision involving a work incident that she believes violated her conscience rights . . . 'Unfortunately, the Obama administration has now taken the position that it will not enforce rights under the Church Amendment and has tried to set aside regulations passed in the Bush administration to give the Church Amendments more teeth and to protect pro-life healthcare workers,' [ADF Attorney Steve Aden] laments." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/court-says-no-to-nurses-conscience-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/have-us-conscience-clause-protections-been-eviscerated/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/have-us-conscience-clause-protections-been-eviscerated/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:28:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84625 writing at MercatorNet: "As a result of the federal courts’ jurisprudence and the current Administration’s unwillingness to enforce the Church Amendment, federal conscience clause protections are dead letters . . . Until the new Congress enacts specific legislation to allow individuals to vindicate the conscience rights Congress has given them (and overrides a Presidential veto), or until a new Administration is inaugurated that will live up to its duty of enforcing the laws on the books, federal conscience clause protections might as well not exist." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/have-us-conscience-clause-protections-been-eviscerated/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/catholic-nurse-cant-sue-hospital-that-forced-her-to-assist-abortion-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/catholic-nurse-cant-sue-hospital-that-forced-her-to-assist-abortion-court/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:44:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83889 LifeSiteNews: "Today the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Catholic nurse who was forced by a New York hospital to participate in an abortion does not have the right to sue her employer . . . Alliance Defence Fund (ADF) attorneys had filed two suits in the case – one federal, filed in July 2009, and another state, filed earlier this year. " Cenzon-DeCarlo v. The Mount Sinai Hospital, No. 10-0556 (2nd Cir. Nov. 23, 2010) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/catholic-nurse-cant-sue-hospital-that-forced-her-to-assist-abortion-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/2nd-circuit-nurse-cant-sue-hospital-that-forced-her-to-do-abortion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/2nd-circuit-nurse-cant-sue-hospital-that-forced-her-to-do-abortion/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:16:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83744 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/2nd-circuit-nurse-cant-sue-hospital-that-forced-her-to-do-abortion/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/18/cwa-a-vote-for-robert-chatigny-is-a-vote-against-women/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/18/cwa-a-vote-for-robert-chatigny-is-a-vote-against-women/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:04:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82920 CWA: "Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will meet and vote on Robert Chatigny’s nomination to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Concerned Women for America strongly opposes his nomination." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/18/cwa-a-vote-for-robert-chatigny-is-a-vote-against-women/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/democrats-plan-votes-on-controversial-nominees-senator-says/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/democrats-plan-votes-on-controversial-nominees-senator-says/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:54:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82769 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/democrats-plan-votes-on-controversial-nominees-senator-says/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/the-2nd-circuit-wrongly-holds-that-public-school-officials-can-constitutionally-prohibit-a-students-attempt-to-clear-his-name/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/the-2nd-circuit-wrongly-holds-that-public-school-officials-can-constitutionally-prohibit-a-students-attempt-to-clear-his-name/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:38:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77703 writing at FindLaw: "The case was DeFabio v. East Hampton Union Free School Dist., and the student, Daniel DeFabio, had sued the school and individual school officials -- including the Principal and Superintendent -- under a federal statute that allows civil suits to be brought for damages caused by violations of constitutional rights (including First Amendment rights) . . . In dismissing the suit, the appellate panel allowed public-school students to be effectively rendered unable to timely defend themselves against allegations made by their classmates -- even when those very allegations are causing their classmates and others in the community to contemplate violence against them." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/the-2nd-circuit-wrongly-holds-that-public-school-officials-can-constitutionally-prohibit-a-students-attempt-to-clear-his-name/feed/ 0