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/2012/05/21/george-f-will-when-the-looter-is-the-government/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/george-f-will-when-the-looter-is-the-government/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:42:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134236 Washington Post: In the lawsuit titled United States of America v. 434 Main Street, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, the government is suing an inanimate object, the motel Caswell’s father built in 1955 . . . Since 1994, about 30 motel customers have been arrested on drug-dealing charges . . . Yet this is the government’s excuse for impoverishing the Caswells by seizing this property, which is their only significant source of income and all of their retirement security. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/george-f-will-when-the-looter-is-the-government/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/denver-judge-asked-to-block-school-vouchers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/denver-judge-asked-to-block-school-vouchers/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:53:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109746 KMGH Denver: Judge Michael Martinez is holding a three-day hearing starting Tuesday to consider whether the Choice Scholarship Pilot Program violates the state constitution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/denver-judge-asked-to-block-school-vouchers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/26/school-choice-battle-in-indiana/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/26/school-choice-battle-in-indiana/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:56:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109096 OneNewsNow.com: The Institute for Justice has announced it will defend the Indiana school choice program in court against groups that feel their monopoly over public education is threatened. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/26/school-choice-battle-in-indiana/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/2011/07/01/defending-school-choice-in-colorado/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/defending-school-choice-in-colorado/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:53:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107311 OneNewsNow.com: The Institute for Justice has filed an intervention on behalf of Colorado school board to defend their school-choice program. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/defending-school-choice-in-colorado/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/10/conservative-trial-lawyers-use-lawsuits-to-protect-free-speech-religious-freedom-property-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/10/conservative-trial-lawyers-use-lawsuits-to-protect-free-speech-religious-freedom-property-rights/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:20:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103210 Injury Board Blog Network: There are scores of other cases like these every year, filed by these groups and others, such as the Alliance Defense Fund, the Rutherford Institute, and many others... just as the Founders intended. The "tort reform" movement will eventually reach harm cases, through restrictions on the filing of any lawsuit, Americans don't recognize the universality of the rights protected in our Constitution and Bill of Rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/10/conservative-trial-lawyers-use-lawsuits-to-protect-free-speech-religious-freedom-property-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/american-federation-for-children-afc-applauds-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-on-arizona-tax-credits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/american-federation-for-children-afc-applauds-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-on-arizona-tax-credits/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:12:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100027 AFC: The effort to review the Ninth Circuit's decision was led by the Institute for Justice and the Alliance Defense Fund ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/american-federation-for-children-afc-applauds-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-on-arizona-tax-credits/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/09/entrepreneurs-under-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/09/entrepreneurs-under-attack/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:43:54 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71623 writing at Human Events: "Every day, federal, state and local governments stifle small businesses to privilege well-connected incumbent companies. It's a system of protectionism for influential insiders who don't want competition. Every locality has its share of business moguls who are cozy with politicians. Together, they use the power of government to keep competition down and prices high." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/09/entrepreneurs-under-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/19/what-makes-arizona-such-a-hotbed-of-high-court-action/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/19/what-makes-arizona-such-a-hotbed-of-high-court-action/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:48:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69430 Law.com: "' . . . 'I think there are two explanations, and one is dominant,' Bolick suggested for the influx of Arizona cases. 'Arizona is taking the concept of states being the laboratories of democracy very seriously on multiple fronts . . . We have a legislature that is risk-taking and innovative . . . The second "less significant reason, but nonetheless still very significant reason" is that Arizona resides in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, said Bolick.' . . . The Institute, which has an Arizona affiliate, is representing not only the Arizona Freedom Club PAC in the campaign finance case, but also is involved in the school choice tax credit case — Arizona Christian Tuition Organization v. Winn (combined with Garriott v. Winn)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/19/what-makes-arizona-such-a-hotbed-of-high-court-action/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/benedictine-monks-suing-state-over-casket-sales/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/benedictine-monks-suing-state-over-casket-sales/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:40:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68540 KLFY (AP): "An order of Benedictine monks sued Louisiana regulators Thursday for blocking them from selling handmade caskets because the monks are not licensed funeral directors." | Institute for Justice Web Release and video ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/benedictine-monks-suing-state-over-casket-sales/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/28/court-case-seeking-protection-for-signers-of-pro-marriage-petition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/28/court-case-seeking-protection-for-signers-of-pro-marriage-petition/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:46:54 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64275 WorldNetDaily: "Arguing death threats have a significant 'chilling' effect on free speech, an attorney representing supporters of Washington state's traditional-marriage referendum says he's confident a lower court will decide to protect their names and addresses. ... The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week it would not issue a blanket ban on the release of signatures on petition documents. The high court, however, explained its decision did not prevent the Washington state petition signers from gaining an exemption from public disclosure at the lower court. ... [CWA] was one of many [organizations] that filed friend-of-the-court briefs in the Washington state case. Other groups included Liberty Counsel, Cato Institute, Institute for Justice, Alliance Defense Fund, American Center for Law and Justice and the Justice and Freedom Fund." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/28/court-case-seeking-protection-for-signers-of-pro-marriage-petition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/25/supreme-court-to-decide-tuition-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/25/supreme-court-to-decide-tuition-appeal/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 15:49:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61498 Yuma Sun: "The nation's high court will decide whether Arizonans can divert money they owe the state to help students attend private and parochial schools . . . Supporters of the tuition tax-credit program say the tax money does not go directly to private and religious schools. Instead, donors can contribute to a variety of private-school-tuition organizations, including some secular ones, and parents decide which schools their child attends, said [Jeremy Tedesco] . . ." | ADF News Release ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/25/supreme-court-to-decide-tuition-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/u-s-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-ariz-school-choice-suit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/u-s-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-ariz-school-choice-suit/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 21:26:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/u-s-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-ariz-school-choice-suit/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/u-s-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-ariz-school-choice-suit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/11/not-an-endorsement-of-religion-court-should-uphold-tax-credit-program-for-donors-to-scholarships-of-their-choice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/11/not-an-endorsement-of-religion-court-should-uphold-tax-credit-program-for-donors-to-scholarships-of-their-choice/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:31:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54989 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/11/not-an-endorsement-of-religion-court-should-uphold-tax-credit-program-for-donors-to-scholarships-of-their-choice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/28/campaign-finance-fights-not-over-high-courts-ruling-on-spending-limits-was-just-one-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/28/campaign-finance-fights-not-over-high-courts-ruling-on-spending-limits-was-just-one-case/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:26:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50066 USA Today: "'Opponents of campaign-finance laws have teed up a series of cases to push the court ever further toward deregulation,' said Richard Hasen, an expert on election law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. 'It is paying off.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/28/campaign-finance-fights-not-over-high-courts-ruling-on-spending-limits-was-just-one-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/22/attorneys-to-ask-high-court-to-review-ariz-tuition-tax-credits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/22/attorneys-to-ask-high-court-to-review-ariz-tuition-tax-credits/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:32:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=39928 Arizona Republic: "Attorneys will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Arizona program that diverts tax revenue into private-school tuition scholarships." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/22/attorneys-to-ask-high-court-to-review-ariz-tuition-tax-credits/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/01/staff-attorney-opening-with-institute-for-justice-arizona-office/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/01/staff-attorney-opening-with-institute-for-justice-arizona-office/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:46:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=34907 IC Arizona has posted the announcement. Institute for Justice website IJ's Merry Band of Litigators ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/01/staff-attorney-opening-with-institute-for-justice-arizona-office/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/29/court-fails-to-decide-on-anti-hillary-movie/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/29/court-fails-to-decide-on-anti-hillary-movie/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:18:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=28520 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/29/court-fails-to-decide-on-anti-hillary-movie/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/arizona-ruling-puts-school-tax-credits-in-jeopardy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/arizona-ruling-puts-school-tax-credits-in-jeopardy/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:58:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22368 East Valley Tribune: "Jeremy Tedesco of the Alliance Defense Fund, representing the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization, said there is no state coercion of any sort. He said individuals, not the state, decide to which tuition organization they want to donate, and parents decide from which group to seek scholarships." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/arizona-ruling-puts-school-tax-credits-in-jeopardy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/22/ninth-circuit-revives-constitutional-challenge-to-school-tuition-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/22/ninth-circuit-revives-constitutional-challenge-to-school-tuition-law/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:57:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=21947 Metropolitan News-Enterprise: "On remand, U.S. District Judge Earl H. Carroll allowed two large STOs—one which gives religious school scholarships only and one which gives both religious and secular school scholarships—and two parents of STO scholarship recipients to intervene in defense of the program. The intervenors are represented by two national conservative advocacy groups, the Institute for Justice and the Alliance Defense Fund." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/22/ninth-circuit-revives-constitutional-challenge-to-school-tuition-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/25/arizona-supreme-court-special-needs-scholarship-programs-violate-state-blaine-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/25/arizona-supreme-court-special-needs-scholarship-programs-violate-state-blaine-amendment/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:04:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=19418 The Institute for Justice has issued this press release that reports: “The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision is wrong on both the law and on the facts,” continued Keller. “For decades the Arizona Supreme Court has said that neutral programs based on parental choice are constitutional. School choice programs aid families and children by empowering parents to choose from a broad range of private schools. They do not aid schools. The programs should therefore pass constitutional muster.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/25/arizona-supreme-court-special-needs-scholarship-programs-violate-state-blaine-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/12/arizona-court-upholds-private-school-tax-credit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/12/arizona-court-upholds-private-school-tax-credit/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:38:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=18073 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/12/arizona-court-upholds-private-school-tax-credit/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/04/dec-9th-rally-for-school-choice-at-the-arizona-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/04/dec-9th-rally-for-school-choice-at-the-arizona-supreme-court/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:16:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=9986 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/04/dec-9th-rally-for-school-choice-at-the-arizona-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/30/arizona-supreme-court-will-review-school-voucher-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/30/arizona-supreme-court-will-review-school-voucher-decision/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:07:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=8981 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/30/arizona-supreme-court-will-review-school-voucher-decision/feed/ 0