http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/legal-war-for-irs-if-churches-are-attacked-for-speaking-out-on-issues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/legal-war-for-irs-if-churches-are-attacked-for-speaking-out-on-issues/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:23:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132408 Christian Newswire: Thomas More Society Promises a Free and Aggressive Legal Defense to Any Religious Leaders Targeted or Victimized for the Robust Exercise of Their Free Speech Rights ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/legal-war-for-irs-if-churches-are-attacked-for-speaking-out-on-issues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/vandy-christian-groups-resolute-campus-exodus-an-option/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/vandy-christian-groups-resolute-campus-exodus-an-option/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:23:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131110 One News Now: Eleven Christian organizations at Vanderbilt University have united to issue a statement of opposition to the new university policy that undermines religious freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/vandy-christian-groups-resolute-campus-exodus-an-option/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/colorado-court-to-hear-case-on-curtailing-pro-life-advocate%e2%80%99s-free-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/colorado-court-to-hear-case-on-curtailing-pro-life-advocate%e2%80%99s-free-speech/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:27:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130474 Thomas More Society: The case, entitled St. John’s Episcopal Church v. Kenneth Scott, 2011 CA 508, presents crucial issues related to whether, and to what extent, Colorado trial courts may curtail, limit, and sanction citizens who display graphic signs whose contents are deemed “offensive” to others, causing emotional upset. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/colorado-court-to-hear-case-on-curtailing-pro-life-advocate%e2%80%99s-free-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/u-s-department-of-justice-drops-%e2%80%9cface%e2%80%9d-lawsuit-against-denver-pro-lifer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/u-s-department-of-justice-drops-%e2%80%9cface%e2%80%9d-lawsuit-against-denver-pro-lifer/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:18:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129382 Thomas More Society: Today, Thomas More Society attorneys secured agreement from the U.S. Attorney General’s office to dismiss all of the civil charges pending against Denver pro-life advocate Kenneth Scott, who had been accused of physically obstructing clients and employees of the Planned Parenthood of theRocky Mountains abortion facility. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/u-s-department-of-justice-drops-%e2%80%9cface%e2%80%9d-lawsuit-against-denver-pro-lifer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/il-town-wants-get-it-to-get-out/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/il-town-wants-get-it-to-get-out/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:25:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128985 One News Now: The Thomas More Society (TMS) is taking issue with a multimillion-dollar adult club about to open next door to a monastery in Stone Park, Illinois, and it is calling into question local ordinances and how they disappeared. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/il-town-wants-get-it-to-get-out/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/doma-at-center-of-estate-battle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/doma-at-center-of-estate-battle/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:14:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128463 One News Now: A lesbian couple from Pennsylvania legally "married" in Canada and then settled in Illinois. Then one partner -- Sarah Farley -- died of cancer, leaving her retirement fund to her parents. However, the surviving lesbian -- Jennifer Tobits -- then sued, claiming a legal right to the fund, even though same-gender "marriage" is not legal in either Pennsylvania or Illinois. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/doma-at-center-of-estate-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/ma-judge-dismisses-charges-against-peaceful-pro-life-activist-allegedly-beaten-by-police/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/ma-judge-dismisses-charges-against-peaceful-pro-life-activist-allegedly-beaten-by-police/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:50:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125811 LifeSiteNews.com: “Ever since Barack Obama came into office there has been an aggressive effort to undermine peaceful pro-life activity by casting pro-life activists as terrorists,” Scheidler said. “We’ve seen the Department of Homeland Security listing pro-lifers as potential terrorists. We’ve seen special meetings between the FBI and pro-abortion groups.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/ma-judge-dismisses-charges-against-peaceful-pro-life-activist-allegedly-beaten-by-police/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/duluth-in-center-of-suit-involving-street-preaching-star-tribune/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/duluth-in-center-of-suit-involving-street-preaching-star-tribune/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:20:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120705 MN Star Tribune: Jonathan Scruggs, an attorney with the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Defense Fund, which advocates for religious freedom, argued Monday that the city stepped on the First Amendment when it threatened to arrest anyone who violates Bentleyville rules against political campaigning and preaching. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/duluth-in-center-of-suit-involving-street-preaching-star-tribune/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/parental-notice-of-abortion-act-heading-to-illinois-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/parental-notice-of-abortion-act-heading-to-illinois-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:04:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119718 Christian Newswire: Today, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 violates the Illinois State Constitution of 1970. The high Court is expected to grapple with the question of whether, and to what extent, the Illinois Constitution includes protection for abortion rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/parental-notice-of-abortion-act-heading-to-illinois-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/two-men-seeking-right-to-preach-at-duluth-light-fest-post-bulletin/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/two-men-seeking-right-to-preach-at-duluth-light-fest-post-bulletin/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:56:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119501 Post Bulletin: "Our clients simply want to be able to walk through this event and exercise their right to expression," said Jonathan Scruggs, an attorney for the Alliance. "The key factor here is that the city owns the park and operates the park and does not abdicate authority of it being a public place simply because they have given a permit to a private entity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/two-men-seeking-right-to-preach-at-duluth-light-fest-post-bulletin/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/%e2%80%98street-preachers%e2%80%99-file-lawsuit-for-access-to-duluth-holiday-lighting-display-duluth-news-tribune/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/%e2%80%98street-preachers%e2%80%99-file-lawsuit-for-access-to-duluth-holiday-lighting-display-duluth-news-tribune/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:21:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119361 Duluth News Tribune: The men have support from two national Christian groups, the Thomas Moore Society and the Alliance Defense Fund. “Our clients simply want to be able to walk through this event and exercise their right to expression,” said Jonathan Scruggs, attorney for the Alliance. “The key factor here is that the city owns the park and operates the park and does not abdicate authority of it being a public place simply because they have given a permit to a private entity.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/%e2%80%98street-preachers%e2%80%99-file-lawsuit-for-access-to-duluth-holiday-lighting-display-duluth-news-tribune/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/house-advisory-group-seeks-to-defend-doma-in-cozen-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/house-advisory-group-seeks-to-defend-doma-in-cozen-case/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:34:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118426 Law.com: The number of interested parties in the same-sex marriage benefits dispute involving a deceased Cozen O'Connor partner continues to grow as a congressional committee seeks to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/house-advisory-group-seeks-to-defend-doma-in-cozen-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/planned-parenthood-indiana-battle-in-court-over-tax-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/planned-parenthood-indiana-battle-in-court-over-tax-funding/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:54:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116558 LifeNews.com: 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. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/planned-parenthood-indiana-battle-in-court-over-tax-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/indiana-planned-parenthood-wont-stop-abortions-to-get-tax-funds-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/indiana-planned-parenthood-wont-stop-abortions-to-get-tax-funds-2/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:10:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116444 LifeNews.com: 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. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/indiana-planned-parenthood-wont-stop-abortions-to-get-tax-funds-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/paul-linton-there-is-no-silver-bullet-to-overturning-roe-v-wade/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/paul-linton-there-is-no-silver-bullet-to-overturning-roe-v-wade/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:42:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115628 LifeNews.com: Roe can be overturned only by a decision of the Court itself overruling Roe or by a federal constitutional amendment–neither a federal statute enacted under § 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment defining the word “person” as used in § 1 of the Amendment, nor a statute removing the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction over abortion cases would have that effect. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/paul-linton-there-is-no-silver-bullet-to-overturning-roe-v-wade/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/pro-life-firm-defends-indiana-law-de-funding-planned-parenthood/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/pro-life-firm-defends-indiana-law-de-funding-planned-parenthood/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:52:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110081 LifeNews.com: A pro-life law firm has filed legal papers with an appeals court defending the law the state recently-approved that revokes taxpayer funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/pro-life-firm-defends-indiana-law-de-funding-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/04/il-2200-children-in-the-balance-as-aclu-fights-catholic-charities-on-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/04/il-2200-children-in-the-balance-as-aclu-fights-catholic-charities-on-adoption/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:22:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109942 LifeSiteNews.com: On Monday, Sangamon County Judge John Schmidt agreed to let the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) join the state’s battle against a lawsuit filed by four Catholic Charities agencies. Catholic Charities in Joliet, Peoria, Springfield, and Belleville filed the lawsuit against the state this summer, asking the court to declare that their policy of not recruiting unmarried couples, including same-sex couples, for foster care was within the law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/04/il-2200-children-in-the-balance-as-aclu-fights-catholic-charities-on-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/indiana-appeals-ruling-against-de-funding-planned-parenthood/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/indiana-appeals-ruling-against-de-funding-planned-parenthood/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:20:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109669 LifeNews.com: 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. The video was a part of an earlier series of undercover investigations Live Action performed with a UCLA student, Lila Rose, posing as a 13-year old girl who had sexual relations with a 31-year-old man. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/indiana-appeals-ruling-against-de-funding-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/judge-stops-illinois-attempt-to-axe-catholic-adoption-services-over-gay-adoption%e2%80%a6for-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/judge-stops-illinois-attempt-to-axe-catholic-adoption-services-over-gay-adoption%e2%80%a6for-now/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:40:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108049 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/judge-stops-illinois-attempt-to-axe-catholic-adoption-services-over-gay-adoption%e2%80%a6for-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/chicago-drops-buffer-zone-charges-against-another-pro-lifer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/chicago-drops-buffer-zone-charges-against-another-pro-lifer/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:48:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107880 LifeSiteNews.com: The City of Chicago dismissed its case Wednesday against a pro-lifer accused of violating a buffer ordinance guarding an abortion clinic, making him the latest of several activists arrested under the city’s buffer zone rules to have the charges dropped. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/chicago-drops-buffer-zone-charges-against-another-pro-lifer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/judge-blocks-indiana-law-stopping-planned-parenthood-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/judge-blocks-indiana-law-stopping-planned-parenthood-funding/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:01:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107037 LifeNews.com: 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. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/judge-blocks-indiana-law-stopping-planned-parenthood-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/planned-parenthood-indiana-cutting-staff-after-de-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/planned-parenthood-indiana-cutting-staff-after-de-funding/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:13:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106808 Life News: 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. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/planned-parenthood-indiana-cutting-staff-after-de-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/15/indiana-defends-planned-parenthood-de-funding-in-legal-papers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/15/indiana-defends-planned-parenthood-de-funding-in-legal-papers/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:59:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106440 LifeNews.com: 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. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/15/indiana-defends-planned-parenthood-de-funding-in-legal-papers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/07/catholic-charities-sue-illinois-over-foster-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/07/catholic-charities-sue-illinois-over-foster-rules/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:46:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105730 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/07/catholic-charities-sue-illinois-over-foster-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/third-pro-life-legal-group-backs-indiana-planned-parenthood-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/third-pro-life-legal-group-backs-indiana-planned-parenthood-law/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:14:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105586 LifeNews.com: “The precious tax dollars of the people of Indiana should not be funneled to abortionists, especially during tough economic times,” said ADF Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden. “The Indiana Legislature has worded a bill that allows them to be good stewards of the people’s money in this regard without fear of jeopardizing other funding that is clearly not at issue in this bill. In fact, if the governor signs the bill and it is ever attacked in court, ADF would offer to assist in mounting a legal defense of the law free of charge.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/third-pro-life-legal-group-backs-indiana-planned-parenthood-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/thomas-more-societys-relentless-legal-defense-wins-justice-for-pro-life-activists-at-notre-dame/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/thomas-more-societys-relentless-legal-defense-wins-justice-for-pro-life-activists-at-notre-dame/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 21:25:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102933 Christian Newswire: Charges Dropped Against Anti-Abortion Protesters at University's Commencement with President Obama. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/thomas-more-societys-relentless-legal-defense-wins-justice-for-pro-life-activists-at-notre-dame/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/wi-library-sued-after-saying-no-to-pro-life-movie/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/wi-library-sued-after-saying-no-to-pro-life-movie/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:04:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99634 One News Now: "A Wisconsin library is being challenged for saying no to a pro-life movie that exposes the abortion industry." | Related report and Thomas More Society letter to the library ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/wi-library-sued-after-saying-no-to-pro-life-movie/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/07/maryland-county-settling-lawsuit-over-arrest-strip-search-of-pro-life-college-girls/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/07/maryland-county-settling-lawsuit-over-arrest-strip-search-of-pro-life-college-girls/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:49:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97255 LifeSiteNews: "August 2008, following the arrest of the pro-lifers, the state decided not to pursue the charges against them. In September 2008, attorneys with Alliance Defense Fund, the Thomas More Society of Chicago, and the American Catholic Lawyers Association filed the complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/07/maryland-county-settling-lawsuit-over-arrest-strip-search-of-pro-life-college-girls/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/report-exonerating-kline-abortion-probe-concealed-for-months/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/report-exonerating-kline-abortion-probe-concealed-for-months/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:31:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96303 LifeNews: "As the hearings into bogus ethics charges filed against former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline went into their second day, news surfaced showing a report exonerating Kline and his abortion probe of Planned Parenthood had been concealed for months." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/report-exonerating-kline-abortion-probe-concealed-for-months/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/pro-family-groups-urge-appeals-to-overturn-ruling-that-struck-down-doma/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/pro-family-groups-urge-appeals-to-overturn-ruling-that-struck-down-doma/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:01:32 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92538 LifeSiteNews: "Pro-family advocates are urging a federal appeals court to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional. They have also criticized the Obama Justice Department’s defense of DOMA as inadequate and a deliberate recipe for failure." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/pro-family-groups-urge-appeals-to-overturn-ruling-that-struck-down-doma/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/arrested-strip-searched-pro-lifers-score-another-victory-in-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/arrested-strip-searched-pro-lifers-score-another-victory-in-court/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:28:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92453 The New American: "Defend Life filed suit against Harford County, the superintendent of the Maryland State Police, the state troopers, Bel Air police officers, and the town of Bel Air. The plaintiffs are being represented by the Thomas More Society, a pro-life public-interest law firm based in Chicago, which is working with other lawyers in the case, including the Alliance Defense Fund, Chris Ferrara of the American Catholic Lawyers Association, and Matt Paavola, former president of Maryland’s Christian Legal Society." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/arrested-strip-searched-pro-lifers-score-another-victory-in-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/frc-urges-1st-circuit-to-uphold-doma/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/frc-urges-1st-circuit-to-uphold-doma/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:33:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92273 FRC Press Release: "Family Research Council and the Thomas More Society yesterday submitted an amicus curiae ('friend of the Court') brief in a lawsuit brought by advocates of same-sex 'marriage.' The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, and it urges the Court to reverse a July 2010 decision by Judge Joseph Tauro that struck down the federal definition of marriage contained in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/frc-urges-1st-circuit-to-uphold-doma/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/victory-for-pro-life-protestors-strip-searched-by-troopers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/victory-for-pro-life-protestors-strip-searched-by-troopers/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:22:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91919 LifeSiteNews: "Maryland police and state troopers have lost their appeal to get immunity from a lawsuit filed against them by pro-life protesters they arrested and strip-searched in Bel Air, Maryland, according to a federal appeals court . . . Other attorneys involved with the case include the Alliance Defense Fund, Chris Ferrara of American Catholic Lawyers Association, and Matt Paavola, of Baltimore, former president of Maryland’s Christian Legal Society." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/victory-for-pro-life-protestors-strip-searched-by-troopers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/thomas-more-society-wins-another-round-on-appeal-in-maryland-pro-life-truth-tour-litigation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/thomas-more-society-wins-another-round-on-appeal-in-maryland-pro-life-truth-tour-litigation/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:22:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91917 ChristianNewsWire: "This week, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals roundly rejected an appeal taken by defendant police officers in a suit brought by Defend Life, a Maryland pro-life activist group, its leader, Jack Ames, and many participants in a "truth tour" sponsored by the group in August, 2009, granting a motion to dismiss the appeal filed by Thomas More Society's special counsel, Patrick Gillen, who is also an Assistant Professor of Law at Ave Maria Law School in Naples, Florida . . . Thomas More Society is working with other lawyers in the case, including the Alliance Defense Fund, Chris Ferrara of American Catholic Lawyers Association, and Matt Paavola, of Baltimore, former president of Maryland's Christian Legal Society." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/thomas-more-society-wins-another-round-on-appeal-in-maryland-pro-life-truth-tour-litigation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/thomas-more-society-presses-for-answers-in-notre-dame-88-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/thomas-more-society-presses-for-answers-in-notre-dame-88-case/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:24:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90405 ChristianNewsWire: "This week in St. Joseph County Criminal Court, the Thomas More Society filed a motion to compel answers in a pretrial deposition of a former University of Notre Dame official in the case of the 88 pro-life demonstrators who were arrested on the University's campus before the 2009 Commencement ceremonies as they protested the honoring of President Barack Obama." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/thomas-more-society-presses-for-answers-in-notre-dame-88-case/feed/ 0