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/2012/05/08/catholic-business-leaders-sue-in-detroit-federal-court-to-stop-contraception-coverage-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/catholic-business-leaders-sue-in-detroit-federal-court-to-stop-contraception-coverage-rule/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:22:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133165 Republic (AP): Catholic business leaders are suing the Obama administration and Health and Human Services officials to block a federal rule that requires employers and individuals to get health insurance to cover contraceptives and sterilizations. The Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center says Tuesday that the suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on behalf of Legatus. | Thomas More Law Center press release and link to the complaint ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/catholic-business-leaders-sue-in-detroit-federal-court-to-stop-contraception-coverage-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/tmlc-readies-to-defend-memorial-crosses-at-marine-base-atop-mount-horno/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/tmlc-readies-to-defend-memorial-crosses-at-marine-base-atop-mount-horno/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:56:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131458 LVTSG.com: According to a Fox News story which aired yesterday (click here to see the Fox News video ), the Commandant of Camp Pendleton, California, Colonel Nicholas F. Marano, USMC, is expected to rule shortly on whether two memorial crosses erected atop Mount Horno can remain in place. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/tmlc-readies-to-defend-memorial-crosses-at-marine-base-atop-mount-horno/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/dearborn%e2%80%99s-new-tactic-to-stop-pastor-terry-jones-fails-federal-judge-orders-city-to-allow-speech-in-front-of-mosque-on-saturday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/dearborn%e2%80%99s-new-tactic-to-stop-pastor-terry-jones-fails-federal-judge-orders-city-to-allow-speech-in-front-of-mosque-on-saturday/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:45:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130605 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/dearborn%e2%80%99s-new-tactic-to-stop-pastor-terry-jones-fails-federal-judge-orders-city-to-allow-speech-in-front-of-mosque-on-saturday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/thomas-more-law-center-files-lawsuit-city-of-dearborn-employs-new-tactic-to-silence-christian-pastor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/thomas-more-law-center-files-lawsuit-city-of-dearborn-employs-new-tactic-to-silence-christian-pastor/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:50:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130299 Christian Newswire: Yesterday afternoon, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) filed a federal lawsuit in the Federal District Court against the City of Dearborn, and its police chief over the City's new tactic to stop Pastor Terry Jones from speaking out against Sharia law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/thomas-more-law-center-files-lawsuit-city-of-dearborn-employs-new-tactic-to-silence-christian-pastor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/thomas-more-law-center-getting-flack-from-muslim-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/thomas-more-law-center-getting-flack-from-muslim-groups/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:14:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127394 One News Now: A law firm that defends and promotes Christian heritage and moral values has reportedly become the target of several international Islamic news agencies. The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) says the Islamic news outlets have recently targeted the firm and its president, Richard Thompson . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/thomas-more-law-center-getting-flack-from-muslim-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/thomas-more-law-center-appeals-ninth-circuit%e2%80%99s-anti-god-decision-to-the-u-s-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/thomas-more-law-center-appeals-ninth-circuit%e2%80%99s-anti-god-decision-to-the-u-s-supreme-court/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:46:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123894 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/thomas-more-law-center-appeals-ninth-circuit%e2%80%99s-anti-god-decision-to-the-u-s-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/lawsuit-by-michigan-conservative-christian-group-seeks-to-overturn-hate-crimes-law-tpmmuckraker/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/lawsuit-by-michigan-conservative-christian-group-seeks-to-overturn-hate-crimes-law-tpmmuckraker/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:28:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123297 TPMMuckraker: This suit is just one of many that argues that “religious liberty” is at stake as LGBT rights expand. And, along with the Alliance Defense Fund, the Thomas More Law Center dedicates itself to fighting against “a culture increasingly hostile to Christians and their faith.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/lawsuit-by-michigan-conservative-christian-group-seeks-to-overturn-hate-crimes-law-tpmmuckraker/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/student-sues-school-district-and-teacher-over-punishment-received-after-he-expressed-his-religious-belief-opposing-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/student-sues-school-district-and-teacher-over-punishment-received-after-he-expressed-his-religious-belief-opposing-homosexuality/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:41:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120944 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/student-sues-school-district-and-teacher-over-punishment-received-after-he-expressed-his-religious-belief-opposing-homosexuality/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/at-issue-klines-ethical-misconduct/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/at-issue-klines-ethical-misconduct/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:41:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116334 OneNewsNow.com: Phill Kline angered pro-abortion politicos by conducting a probe of Planned Parenthood when he was attorney general, finding that the abortion provider was performing abortions on minors without parental involvement and without reporting the crimes to authorities. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/at-issue-klines-ethical-misconduct/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/indiana-asks-court-to-uphold-planned-parenthood-de-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/indiana-asks-court-to-uphold-planned-parenthood-de-funding/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:44:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114624 LifeNews.com: Indiana officials filed a legal brief on Monday with a federal appeals court asking that it reverse a judge’s decision this summer overturning its new comprehensive pro-life law that limits abortions and de-funds Planned Parenthood. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/indiana-asks-court-to-uphold-planned-parenthood-de-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/thomas-more-law-center-to-appeal-controversial-ninth-circuit-appeals-court-decision-outlawing-classroom-banners-mentioning-%e2%80%9cgod%e2%80%9d-including-our-national-motto/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/thomas-more-law-center-to-appeal-controversial-ninth-circuit-appeals-court-decision-outlawing-classroom-banners-mentioning-%e2%80%9cgod%e2%80%9d-including-our-national-motto/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:47:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113840 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/thomas-more-law-center-to-appeal-controversial-ninth-circuit-appeals-court-decision-outlawing-classroom-banners-mentioning-%e2%80%9cgod%e2%80%9d-including-our-national-motto/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/27/health-care-battle-reaches-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/27/health-care-battle-reaches-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:51:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109213 The Blog of Legal Times: The Thomas More Law Center today announced that it had filed its petition for certiorari in Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, its challenge to a June 29 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit that upheld the so-called "individual mandate" under the landmark health care legislation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/27/health-care-battle-reaches-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/mileseye-view-of-4th-of-july-feature-commentary/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/mileseye-view-of-4th-of-july-feature-commentary/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:50:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107443 Examiner.com: That is only a few of the cases this year. Other Christian law firms who are funded by Christinas and can represent defendants free of charge, include Thomas More Law Center, Alliance Defense Fund headed by Alan Sears, and American Center of Law and Justice (ACLJ) headed by Jay Sekulow . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/mileseye-view-of-4th-of-july-feature-commentary/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/indiana-appeals-decision-against-planned-parenthood-de-funding-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/indiana-appeals-decision-against-planned-parenthood-de-funding-law/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:57:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107242 LifeNews.com (6/28): Three pro-life legal groups have weighed in on the case — including the American Center for Law and Justice, Alliance Defense Fund and Thomas More Society — and they have said the law is constitutional. Planned Parenthood of Indiana in 2008 suspended an employee after a video showed the staffer covering up a girl’s statutory rape. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/indiana-appeals-decision-against-planned-parenthood-de-funding-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/6th-circuit-federal-appeals-court-upholds-obama-health-care-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/6th-circuit-federal-appeals-court-upholds-obama-health-care-law/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:43:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107304 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/6th-circuit-federal-appeals-court-upholds-obama-health-care-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/obama-solicitor-general-if-you-dont-like-obamacare-mandate-earn-less-money/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/obama-solicitor-general-if-you-dont-like-obamacare-mandate-earn-less-money/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:05:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105430 Washington Examiner: President Obama's solicitor general, defending the national health care law on Wednesday, told a federal appeals court that Americans who didn't like the individual mandate could always avoid it by choosing to earn less money. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/obama-solicitor-general-if-you-dont-like-obamacare-mandate-earn-less-money/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/03/video-dearborn-muslims-mob-pastor-terry-jones-the-first-%e2%80%9cno-go-zone%e2%80%9d-on-american-soil/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/03/video-dearborn-muslims-mob-pastor-terry-jones-the-first-%e2%80%9cno-go-zone%e2%80%9d-on-american-soil/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 15:48:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102567 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/03/video-dearborn-muslims-mob-pastor-terry-jones-the-first-%e2%80%9cno-go-zone%e2%80%9d-on-american-soil/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/attorney-from-christian-law-firm-decries-jones%e2%80%99-treatment-in-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/attorney-from-christian-law-firm-decries-jones%e2%80%99-treatment-in-court/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:39:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101996 Press and Guide: Jones was thrown in jail before he said anything because of what may have happened. Thompson has said what happened in Jones’ case was a complete breach of the first amendment and that it cries for appeal. “It is ironic when an American citizen is arrested for wanting to say something, and the reason why they are arrested is because people are afraid of what other people might do when the man speaks and that makes it wrong.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/attorney-from-christian-law-firm-decries-jones%e2%80%99-treatment-in-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/quran-burning-pastor-continues-to-beat-the-free-speech-drum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/quran-burning-pastor-continues-to-beat-the-free-speech-drum/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:41:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101895 Wall Street Journal: Now, the law firm representing Jones, the conservative Thomas More Law Center, says it will file an appeal tomorrow challenging the court verdict as unconstitutional. Richard Thompson, chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, said the verdict amounted to a prior restraint of Jones’ First Amendment rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/quran-burning-pastor-continues-to-beat-the-free-speech-drum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/01/mi-city-where-arabs-predominate-limits-christian-preaching/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/01/mi-city-where-arabs-predominate-limits-christian-preaching/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:29:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99912 National Catholic Register: A high-profile clash between the city of Dearborn, Mich., and an evangelical group with outreach to Muslims is raising questions about the propriety of proselytism and whether American towns are accepting sharia law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/01/mi-city-where-arabs-predominate-limits-christian-preaching/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/heroes-lead-effort-to-repeal-dadt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/heroes-lead-effort-to-repeal-dadt/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:45:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96264 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/heroes-lead-effort-to-repeal-dadt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/u-s-supreme-court-asked-to-review-san-francisco%e2%80%99s-anti-catholic-resolution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/u-s-supreme-court-asked-to-review-san-francisco%e2%80%99s-anti-catholic-resolution/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:45:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95914 Thomas More Law Ctr.: "The Thomas More Law Center, yesterday afternoon, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that it reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which upheld San Francisco’s virulent anti-Catholic resolution . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/u-s-supreme-court-asked-to-review-san-francisco%e2%80%99s-anti-catholic-resolution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/15/6th-circuit-pro-family-groups-appeal-mi-hate-crimes-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/15/6th-circuit-pro-family-groups-appeal-mi-hate-crimes-ruling/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:08:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95534 The Michigan Messenger: "Four Michigan residents have appealed a September decision by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington in a suit challenging the constitutionality of the 2009 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/15/6th-circuit-pro-family-groups-appeal-mi-hate-crimes-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/thomas-more-law-center-appeals-conviction-of-young-christian-missionary-arrested-at-dearborn-arab-festival/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/thomas-more-law-center-appeals-conviction-of-young-christian-missionary-arrested-at-dearborn-arab-festival/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:06:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94640 Thomas More Law Center: "Her crime: she was a Christian publicly filming her fellow Christian missionaries discussing the Gospel with Muslims at last year’s annual Dearborn Arab Festival, and she didn’t turn off her camera quick enough after a police officer ordered her to do so." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/thomas-more-law-center-appeals-conviction-of-young-christian-missionary-arrested-at-dearborn-arab-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/thomas-more-law-center-aig-ruling-means-sharia-has-gained-foothold-in-us/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/thomas-more-law-center-aig-ruling-means-sharia-has-gained-foothold-in-us/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:09:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92354 Thomas More Law Center: "Last week, Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff, a federal district court judge in Michigan, dismissed a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Government’s bailout of AIG, which used over a hundred million dollars in federal tax money to support Islamic religious indoctrination through the funding and promotion of Sharia-compliant financing (SCF). SCF is financing that follows the dictates of Islamic law." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/thomas-more-law-center-aig-ruling-means-sharia-has-gained-foothold-in-us/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/lautsi-v-italy-the-cross-and-the-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/lautsi-v-italy-the-cross-and-the-court/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:17:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88431 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/lautsi-v-italy-the-cross-and-the-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/thomas-more-law-center-files-first-appeal-of-constitutional-challenge-to-obamacare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/thomas-more-law-center-files-first-appeal-of-constitutional-challenge-to-obamacare/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:07:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86981 Thomas More Law Center: "This afternoon, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national, public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, along with co-counsel, David Yerushalmi, filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in its first in the Nation challenge to the constitutionality of Obamacare. TMLC is challenging the Obamacare mandate that requires all legal residents to purchase 'minimum essential' healthcare coverage under penalty of federal law." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/thomas-more-law-center-files-first-appeal-of-constitutional-challenge-to-obamacare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/teacher-who-kicked-student-out-of-class-over-anti-gay-speech-could-face-legal-action/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/teacher-who-kicked-student-out-of-class-over-anti-gay-speech-could-face-legal-action/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:25:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85819 Livingston Daily: "Robert Muise, senior trial counsel for the Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center, said there could still be legal action even though the Howell Public Schools district has already disciplined teacher Jay McDowell for his now-famous disagreement with student Daniel Glowacki on Oct. 20." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/teacher-who-kicked-student-out-of-class-over-anti-gay-speech-could-face-legal-action/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/thomas-more-law-center-files-appeal-in-dismissal-of-suit-challenging-the-hate-crimes-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/thomas-more-law-center-files-appeal-in-dismissal-of-suit-challenging-the-hate-crimes-act/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:01:18 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85787 Thomas More Law Center: "The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, filed its opening brief earlier this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, seeking to overturn a lower court decision dismissing its federal lawsuit challenging the Federal Hate Crimes Act passed in 2009." The brief is here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/thomas-more-law-center-files-appeal-in-dismissal-of-suit-challenging-the-hate-crimes-act/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/mich-christian-student-confronts-teachers-promotion-of-homosexual-agenda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/mich-christian-student-confronts-teachers-promotion-of-homosexual-agenda/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:02:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84748 Thomas More Law Center: "When asked by McDowell whether he supports his activist agenda, Daniel responded that as a Catholic he does not. The outraged teacher angrily threw Daniel out of his classroom and gave him a written referral for his answer . . . McDowell is head of the school district’s teachers union; unsurprisingly, the Michigan Education Association, the state teachers union, has come to McDowell’s defense." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/mich-christian-student-confronts-teachers-promotion-of-homosexual-agenda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/01/high-court-seen-snubbing-religious-expression-cases/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/01/high-court-seen-snubbing-religious-expression-cases/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:56:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79431 Education Week: "[A]t least one conservative constituency largely is still waiting for its day in the high court. Over the past two years alone, self-described religious-liberty groups on the right have asked the justices to hear appeals in some half-dozen cases involving religious expression in the public schools. In each case, the Supreme Court has refused . . . Half a dozen or so conservative legal organizations, as part of their advocacy work, regularly take up the cause of student religious expression—and, in some cases, nonreligious expression as well. In addition to Liberty Counsel, others include the Alliance Defense Fund, in Scottsdale, Ariz.; the American Center for Law and Justice, in Washington; the Liberty Institute, in Plano, Texas, which is not affiliated with Liberty Counsel; the Rutherford Institute, in Charlottesville, Va.; the Southeastern Legal Foundation, in Marietta, Ga.; and the Thomas More Law Center, in Ann Arbor, Mich." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/01/high-court-seen-snubbing-religious-expression-cases/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/judge-dismisses-claims-in-ann-arbor-law-firms-challenge-to-health-care-reform/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/judge-dismisses-claims-in-ann-arbor-law-firms-challenge-to-health-care-reform/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:15:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77866 The Detroit News: "A federal judge today dismissed remaining claims in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's Health Care Reform Act of 2010. U.S. District Judge George C. Steeh issued an order that dismissed four claims in a lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center, a Christian public interest law firm in Ann Arbor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/judge-dismisses-claims-in-ann-arbor-law-firms-challenge-to-health-care-reform/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/court-upholds-pride-parade-firefighters-verdict/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/court-upholds-pride-parade-firefighters-verdict/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:16:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76833 Sign On San Diego: "An appellate court panel . . . upheld last year’s jury verdict awarding damages to four San Diego firefighters who sued the city because they had been required to participate in the 2007 gay pride parade in Hillcrest . . . 'Government employees should never be forced to participate in events or acts that violate their sincerely held beliefs,' said Charles S. LiMandri, the West Coast regional director of the Thomas More Law Center and one of more than 1,800 attorneys who are part to the Alliance Defense Fund, which represented the firefighters." ADF News Release ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/court-upholds-pride-parade-firefighters-verdict/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/foes-of-health-care-law-lose-key-court-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/foes-of-health-care-law-lose-key-court-ruling/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:03:51 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=75699 WWJ: "Judge George Caram Steeh ruled that Congress did not exceed its authority by requiring people to have insurance by 2014. He also turned down a challenge Thursday to the financial penalty that comes with having no insurance . . . The lawsuit was filed by the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor. The individual plaintiffs don’t have health insurance and said they object to the federal government demanding that they buy it." Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, No. 10-CV-11156 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 7, 2010) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/foes-of-health-care-law-lose-key-court-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/04/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-of-nj-religious-song-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/04/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-of-nj-religious-song-ban/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:16:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74722 Associated Press: "The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael Stratechuk. He sued in 2004, saying the South Orange-Maplewood school district's ban violated the First Amendment's freedom of worship provision." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/04/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-of-nj-religious-song-ban/feed/ 0