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/2012/03/19/8th-circuit-rejects-jewish-prisoners-claims-regarding-use-of-succah/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/8th-circuit-rejects-jewish-prisoners-claims-regarding-use-of-succah/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:40:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129031 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/8th-circuit-rejects-jewish-prisoners-claims-regarding-use-of-succah/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/so-dakotas-informed-consent-still-under-scrutiny/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/so-dakotas-informed-consent-still-under-scrutiny/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:51:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120406 One News Now: "A woman's right to make a fully informed choice is more important than Planned Parenthood's bottom line," the attorney argues. "If Planned Parenthood truly cared about the well-being of women, it wouldn't try to prevent them from being informed of the well-documented risks of depression and suicide that accompany abortion." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/so-dakotas-informed-consent-still-under-scrutiny/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/law-telling-women-of-abortion-suicide-link-back-in-court-lifenews/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/law-telling-women-of-abortion-suicide-link-back-in-court-lifenews/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:27:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120361 LifeNews.com: “A woman’s right to make a fully informed choice is more important than Planned Parenthood’s bottom line,” said ADF attorney Steve Aden. “If Planned Parenthood truly cared about the well-being of women, it would not try to prevent them from being informed of the well-documented risk of suicide that accompanies abortion.” “A child’s life is worth more than Planned Parenthood’s bottom line,” Aden said." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/law-telling-women-of-abortion-suicide-link-back-in-court-lifenews/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/8th-circuit-to-revisit-funeral-protests/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/8th-circuit-to-revisit-funeral-protests/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:02:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120340 JournalStar.com: federal appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review its decision in a Missouri case that could decide the constitutionality of Nebraska's funeral picketing law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/8th-circuit-to-revisit-funeral-protests/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/court-to-decide-abortion-suicide-links-planned-parenthoods-only-win-in-south-dakota-fight-returns-to-8th-circuit-worldnetdaily/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/court-to-decide-abortion-suicide-links-planned-parenthoods-only-win-in-south-dakota-fight-returns-to-8th-circuit-worldnetdaily/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:24:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120306 WorldNetDaily: "A woman's right to make a fully informed choice is more important than Planned Parenthood's bottom line," said Steven H. Aden, a senior counsel for the ADF. "If Planned Parenthood truly cared about the well-being of women, it would not try to prevent them from being informed of the well-documented risk of suicide that accompanies abortion." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/court-to-decide-abortion-suicide-links-planned-parenthoods-only-win-in-south-dakota-fight-returns-to-8th-circuit-worldnetdaily/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/adf-planned-parenthood-losing-grip-on-s-d-abortion-law-as-8th-circuit-grants-another-review/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/adf-planned-parenthood-losing-grip-on-s-d-abortion-law-as-8th-circuit-grants-another-review/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:05:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120184 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/adf-planned-parenthood-losing-grip-on-s-d-abortion-law-as-8th-circuit-grants-another-review/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/en-banc-8th-circuit-to-hear-arguments-over-sd-abortion-law-in-january/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/en-banc-8th-circuit-to-hear-arguments-over-sd-abortion-law-in-january/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:21:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120154 The Argus Leader | argusleader.com: A federal court said Monday it will hear arguments next month concerning a 2005 South Dakota law that requires a doctor to tell a woman seeking an abortion that she would face a higher risk of suicide by going through with the procedure. The hearing will be Jan. 9 . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/en-banc-8th-circuit-to-hear-arguments-over-sd-abortion-law-in-january/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/judges-key-appeals-court-nominee-faces-test-vote-today-caitlin-halligan/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/judges-key-appeals-court-nominee-faces-test-vote-today-caitlin-halligan/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:12:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120127 EENEWS.net: A lawyer President Obama nominated to serve on the appeals court that handles most of the legal challenges to environmental regulations faces a make-or-break procedural vote in the Senate today. The nomination of Caitlin Halligan . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/judges-key-appeals-court-nominee-faces-test-vote-today-caitlin-halligan/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/8th-circuit-upholds-order-enjoining-manchester-missouris-funeral-protest-ordinance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/8th-circuit-upholds-order-enjoining-manchester-missouris-funeral-protest-ordinance/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:30:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115448 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/8th-circuit-upholds-order-enjoining-manchester-missouris-funeral-protest-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/court-state-can-tell-pregnant-women-of-existing-relationship-with-baby/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/court-state-can-tell-pregnant-women-of-existing-relationship-with-baby/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:47:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112765 Baptist Press: "Planned Parenthood and other proponents of death work diligently to restrict the information mothers have about abortion and the life within them," said Steven Aden, senior counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief backing the state law. "It was incredible for the lower court to have determined that the law cannot acknowledge that a 'pregnant woman has an existing relationship with that unborn human being' because some human beings are somehow not 'persons.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/court-state-can-tell-pregnant-women-of-existing-relationship-with-baby/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/court-rules-in-favor-of-s-d-pro-life-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/court-rules-in-favor-of-s-d-pro-life-law/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:38:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112666 The New American: Steven H. Aden of the Alliance Defense Fund, which had filed a brief in the case on behalf of a number of pro-life groups, noted that a “child’s life is worth more than Planned Parenthood’s bottom line. Planned Parenthood and other proponents of death work diligently to restrict the information mothers have about abortion and the life within them.” He added that it was “incredible for the lower court to have determined that the law cannot acknowledge that a ‘pregnant woman has an existing relationship with that unborn human being’ because some human beings are somehow not ‘persons.’ The 8th Circuit rightly determined that it’s perfectly constitutional to inform women of an undisputed biological fact.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/court-rules-in-favor-of-s-d-pro-life-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/sd-abortionists-ordered-to-follow-disputed-informed-consent-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/sd-abortionists-ordered-to-follow-disputed-informed-consent-law/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:23:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112662 WorldNetDaily: "A child's life is worth more than Planned Parenthood's bottom line," said Steve H. Aden, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Family Research Council, CareNet, Heartbeat International and the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates. The key attorney on the case was Harold Cassidy, one of more than 2,000 lawyers in the ADF organization. "Planned Parenthood and other proponents of death work diligently to restrict the information mothers have about abortion and the life within them. It was incredible for the lower court to have determined that the law cannot acknowledge that a 'pregnant woman has an existing relationship with that unborn human being' because some human beings are somehow not 'persons.' The 8th Circuit rightly determined that it's perfectly constitutional to inform women of an undisputed biological fact," Aden said. Read more: Abortionists ordered to follow disputed 'informed consent' law http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=340785#ixzz1XBbIehIW ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/sd-abortionists-ordered-to-follow-disputed-informed-consent-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/02/8th-circuit-rules-on-south-dakota-informed-abortion-consent-laws/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/02/8th-circuit-rules-on-south-dakota-informed-abortion-consent-laws/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:52:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112585 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/02/8th-circuit-rules-on-south-dakota-informed-abortion-consent-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/8th-circuit-child-conceived-through-artificial-insemination-more-than-a-year-after-her-father%e2%80%99s-death-not-entitled-to-ssa-benefits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/8th-circuit-child-conceived-through-artificial-insemination-more-than-a-year-after-her-father%e2%80%99s-death-not-entitled-to-ssa-benefits/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:56:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112063 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/8th-circuit-child-conceived-through-artificial-insemination-more-than-a-year-after-her-father%e2%80%99s-death-not-entitled-to-ssa-benefits/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/28/8th-circuit-to-re-hear-challenge-to-minnesota%e2%80%99s-ban-on-corporate-contributions-ies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/28/8th-circuit-to-re-hear-challenge-to-minnesota%e2%80%99s-ban-on-corporate-contributions-ies/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:28:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109347 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/28/8th-circuit-to-re-hear-challenge-to-minnesota%e2%80%99s-ban-on-corporate-contributions-ies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/15/eighth-circuit-strikes-down-content-based-sign-restriction/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/15/eighth-circuit-strikes-down-content-based-sign-restriction/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:03:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108280 The Volokh Conspiracy : The case is today’s Neighborhood Enterprises, Inc. v. City of St. Louis, litigated by the Institute for Justice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/15/eighth-circuit-strikes-down-content-based-sign-restriction/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/8th-circuit-grants-rehearing-on-minnesota%e2%80%99s-ban-on-corporate-ies-contributions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/8th-circuit-grants-rehearing-on-minnesota%e2%80%99s-ban-on-corporate-ies-contributions/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:19:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108077 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/8th-circuit-grants-rehearing-on-minnesota%e2%80%99s-ban-on-corporate-ies-contributions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/8th-cir-upholds-mn-on-direct-corp-contributions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/8th-cir-upholds-mn-on-direct-corp-contributions/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:37:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103715 Election Law Blog: In Minnesota Citizens Converned for Life, Inc. v. Swanson, the Eighth Circuit unanimously upheld a district court's decision not to preliminarily enjoin Minnesota's ban on direct corporate contributions ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/8th-cir-upholds-mn-on-direct-corp-contributions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/8th-circuit-coachs-secret-videotaping-of-weigh-in-by-nude-minors-is-sexual-exploitation-not-mere-nudity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/8th-circuit-coachs-secret-videotaping-of-weigh-in-by-nude-minors-is-sexual-exploitation-not-mere-nudity/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:26:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100195 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/8th-circuit-coachs-secret-videotaping-of-weigh-in-by-nude-minors-is-sexual-exploitation-not-mere-nudity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/8th-circuit-title-vii-does-not-require-saturdays-off-for-postal-worker/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/8th-circuit-title-vii-does-not-require-saturdays-off-for-postal-worker/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:58:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99977 Religion Clause Blog: In Harrell v. Donahue, (8th Cir., March 31, 2011), the 8th Circuit held that the U.S. Postal Service was not required to accommodate a Seventh Day Adventist letter carrier's request to have every Saturday off. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/8th-circuit-title-vii-does-not-require-saturdays-off-for-postal-worker/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/8th-circuit-gives-minn-judge-candidates-campaign-leeway/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/8th-circuit-gives-minn-judge-candidates-campaign-leeway/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:45:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/8th-circuit-gives-minn-judge-candidates-campaign-leeway/ Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Minnesota's restrictions on fundraising and endorsements by judicial candidates violated their free speech rights, overturning parts of the state code of judicial conduct. A sharp dissent warned that the change could threaten public trust in impartial courts." | See How Appealing for more information ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/29/8th-circuit-gives-minn-judge-candidates-campaign-leeway/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/21/8th-circuit-blanket-prohibition-on-nude-pics-for-sex-offender-stricken-as-probation-condition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/21/8th-circuit-blanket-prohibition-on-nude-pics-for-sex-offender-stricken-as-probation-condition/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66253 Associated Press: "A convicted sex offender can possess material depicting nudity upon his release from prison after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld part of an appeal of his sentence." | U.S. v. Simons, No. 09-2142 (8th Cir. July 21, 2010) | View opinion in Google Viewer ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/21/8th-circuit-blanket-prohibition-on-nude-pics-for-sex-offender-stricken-as-probation-condition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/26/divided-8th-circuit-upholds-121-month-sentence-for-north-dakota-mom-who-killed-her-day-old-infant/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/26/divided-8th-circuit-upholds-121-month-sentence-for-north-dakota-mom-who-killed-her-day-old-infant/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:27:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/26/divided-8th-circuit-upholds-121-month-sentence-for-north-dakota-mom-who-killed-her-day-old-infant/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/26/divided-8th-circuit-upholds-121-month-sentence-for-north-dakota-mom-who-killed-her-day-old-infant/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/09/8th-circuit-denies-qualified-immunity-to-officials-who-conspired-against-faith-based-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/09/8th-circuit-denies-qualified-immunity-to-officials-who-conspired-against-faith-based-school/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:37:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51371 Religion Clause Blog: In Heartland Academy Community Church v. Waddle, (8th Cir., Feb. 8, 2010), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of appeals refused to dismiss on qualified immunity grounds a civil rights action for damages against various Missouri officials who conspired in 2001 to remove 115 students from a Christian faith-based boarding school for children with behavioral and substance abuse problems . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/09/8th-circuit-denies-qualified-immunity-to-officials-who-conspired-against-faith-based-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/27/planned-parenthood-lacks-standing-in-abortion-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/27/planned-parenthood-lacks-standing-in-abortion-case/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:08:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=49836 WorldNetDaily: "The friend-of-the-court brief has been filed by Alliance Defense Fund in a case in which Planned Parenthood originally challenged a newly adopted South Dakota law requiring disclosure of accurate information to mothers-to-be seeking abortions . . . 'A child's life is worth more than Planned Parenthood's bottom line,' said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Steven H. Aden." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/27/planned-parenthood-lacks-standing-in-abortion-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/26/adf-files-brief-asking-court-to-affirm-personhood-of-preborn-children-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/26/adf-files-brief-asking-court-to-affirm-personhood-of-preborn-children-2/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:24:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=49649 The Church Report: "Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit asking the court to reject Planned Parenthood’s attempt to block portions of South Dakota’s informed consent law . . . 'A child’s life is worth more than Planned Parenthood’s bottom line,' said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Steven H. Aden." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/26/adf-files-brief-asking-court-to-affirm-personhood-of-preborn-children-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/south-dakota-right-to-know-abortion-bill-gets-backing-from-pro-life-legal-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/south-dakota-right-to-know-abortion-bill-gets-backing-from-pro-life-legal-group/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:08:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=49573 LifeNews: "A pro-life legal group filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit asking the court to reject Planned Parenthood’s attempt to block a South Dakota law. The informed consent law is designed to help persuade women to consider positive alternatives to abortion . . . 'A child’s life is worth more than Planned Parenthood’s bottom line,' said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Steven H. Aden. He continued . . . '" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/south-dakota-right-to-know-abortion-bill-gets-backing-from-pro-life-legal-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/adf-files-brief-asking-court-to-affirm-personhood-of-preborn-children/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/adf-files-brief-asking-court-to-affirm-personhood-of-preborn-children/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:32:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=49498 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/adf-files-brief-asking-court-to-affirm-personhood-of-preborn-children/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/22/americans-united-for-life-files-brief-detailing-abortions-suicide-risk/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/22/americans-united-for-life-files-brief-detailing-abortions-suicide-risk/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:46:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=46147 PRNewswire: "Today, Americans United for Life (AUL) filed an amicus brief in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, detailing the links between abortion and the increased risk of depression and suicide. The brief seeks to overturn a lower court's decision that abortion providers in South Dakota are not required to inform women of these risks . . . AUL's brief in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds is available at http://blog.aul.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/PP-v-Rounds-AUL-amicus-brief.pdf. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/22/americans-united-for-life-files-brief-detailing-abortions-suicide-risk/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/02/s-d-counseling-centers-appeal-informed-consent-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/02/s-d-counseling-centers-appeal-informed-consent-law/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:52:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=37970 Sioux City Journal (AP): "Two South Dakota pregnancy counseling centers have joined the state in appealing a ruling that struck down two provisions of a 2005 law requiring informed consent to abortion . . . Harold Cassidy, an attorney for the groups intervening, said they also appealed to the full court because it has already heard the case and ruled on parts of it, and the issue is significant." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/02/s-d-counseling-centers-appeal-informed-consent-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/14/8th-circuit-says-no-damage-claims-against-states-under-rluipa-prisoner-provisions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/14/8th-circuit-says-no-damage-claims-against-states-under-rluipa-prisoner-provisions/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:23:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35979 Religion Clause Blog reports: ". . . The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has joined the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Circuits in holding that while RLUIPA's prisoner provisions are an appropriate use of Congress' spending power, states do not waive their sovereign immunity from damage claims under the Act by accepting federal prison funds. The 11th Circuit has taken the opposite position. In Van Wyhe v. Reisch, (8th Cir., Sept. 10, 2009) . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/14/8th-circuit-says-no-damage-claims-against-states-under-rluipa-prisoner-provisions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/10/8th-circuit-rules-on-prisoners-rluipa-claims-for-a-succah-and-other-items/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/10/8th-circuit-rules-on-prisoners-rluipa-claims-for-a-succah-and-other-items/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:30:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35662 Van Wyhe v. Reisch, No. 08-1413 (8th Cir. Sept. 10, 2009) . . . "Sisney, a SDSP inmate who practices the Jewish faith, brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and RLUIPA for the violation of his free exercise of religion rights . . . Sisney claimed that the prison officials violated his right to the free exercise of religion under RLUIPA and the First Amendment by denying (among other things not relevant to this appeal) his request to possess and use a succah, his request to have a tape player in his cell to study the Hebrew language, and his request for additional group religious and language study time . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/10/8th-circuit-rules-on-prisoners-rluipa-claims-for-a-succah-and-other-items/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/aclu-applauds-decision-ending-bible-distribution-to-public-school-students/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/aclu-applauds-decision-ending-bible-distribution-to-public-school-students/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:58:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30322 ACLU: "The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri applauded the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that upheld a permanent injunction ending the practice of Bible distribution in the public school of a rural Missouri county." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/aclu-applauds-decision-ending-bible-distribution-to-public-school-students/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/americans-united-commends-appellate-court-decision-against-bible-distribution-in-mo-public-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/americans-united-commends-appellate-court-decision-against-bible-distribution-in-mo-public-school/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:01:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30288 Americans United for Separation of Church and State: "Americans United for Separation of Church and State today praised a federal appeals court decision barring Bible distribution in a Missouri public school district. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the South Iron R-1 School District may not allow distribution of Bibles to children in elementary school." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/americans-united-commends-appellate-court-decision-against-bible-distribution-in-mo-public-school/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/federal-court-rules-for-school-policy-allowing-distribution-of-secular-and-religious-material/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/federal-court-rules-for-school-policy-allowing-distribution-of-secular-and-religious-material/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:12:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30232 Liberty Counsel: "Today the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the South Iron School District and upheld the right of the district to establish an open forum for distribution of materials on school property. The Court of Appeals reversed the District Court and held that the District’s new policy should not have been declared unconstitutional by the lower court judge. Under the district’s policy, secular and religious material can be distributed by any group, including the Gideons . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/federal-court-rules-for-school-policy-allowing-distribution-of-secular-and-religious-material/feed/ 1