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/2012/05/23/huge-waiting-lists-for-charter-schools-in-ny/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/huge-waiting-lists-for-charter-schools-in-ny/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 17:44:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134455 NY Post: A record 67,500 families have applied for the 14,600 seats available in the fall, according to estimates released yesterday by the New York City Charter School Center. The huge surge in demand means barely 1 in 5 students who applied was admitted. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/huge-waiting-lists-for-charter-schools-in-ny/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/religious-space-for-crowded-schools-godsend-or-trouble/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/religious-space-for-crowded-schools-godsend-or-trouble/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:10:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134390 NY Times (includes audio): Jordan Lorence, a lawyer who represents the churches, has argued that accommodating religious expression is very different from endorsing it. He said if the city was concerned about confusing students because their schools host worship services on Sundays — which the city has argued in court — then it should really worry about children who go to unmistakably Christian and Jewish buildings every school day. “Under their own criteria, those seem to be much more serious than what’s happening on the weekends,” said Mr. Lorence, a lawyer at the Alliance Defense Fund. “The school district is in the weird and strange and contradictory situation of: schools meeting in former church schools, O.K.; churches meeting in schools, not O.K. And I just don’t see a whole lot of difference there.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/religious-space-for-crowded-schools-godsend-or-trouble/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/church-and-family-two-of-the-few-institutions-that-limit-government/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/church-and-family-two-of-the-few-institutions-that-limit-government/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:55:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134295 Catholic World Report: A "New York progressive" gives four reasons for opposing "gay marriage" This line of argument needs to be repeated again and again, in various ways and through varying means. There are only a handful of institutions that keep the State in the its proper place, most notably the Church and the family. How strange, isn't it, that both of those institutions are the targets of such open and direct assaults? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/church-and-family-two-of-the-few-institutions-that-limit-government/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:28:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134101 Fox News: The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide, represented the town in court. It said it will appeal the ruling. Joel Oster, senior counsel for ADF who argued the town's case, called the ruling "highly inconsistent" with what the Supreme Court has said on the issue and said it means towns will have to "complete an obstacle course" before they can qualify to say a prayer before a meeting. "The town has no obligation to go outside of its borders as if it's an affirmative action program," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:13:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134081 Findlaw: "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," which would violate the Establishment Clause, the Alliance Defense Fund's Joel Oster told Thomson Reuters News & Insight. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134075 Federal News Radio: The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide, represented the town in court. It said it will appeal the ruling. Joel Oster, senior counsel for ADF who argued the town's case, called the ruling "highly inconsistent" with what the Supreme Court has said on the issue and said it means towns will have to "complete an obstacle course" before they can qualify to say a prayer before a meeting. "The town has no obligation to go outside of its borders as if it's an affirmative action program," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133974 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133964 Reuters: Joel Oster of the Alliance Defense Fund, which represents Greece, said the town was prepared to appeal the case as far as the Supreme Court. "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," he said. That outcome violates the Establishment Clause, he said. Oster pointed to a 2008 ruling by the 11th Circuit in Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Georgia, upholding a county commission's opening prayer policy.| Galloway v. Town of Greece, No. 10-3635-cv ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/new-york-state-appellate-court-hears-arguments-over-same-sex-marriage-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/new-york-state-appellate-court-hears-arguments-over-same-sex-marriage-law/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:09:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133838 StarGazette.com: A state appeals court Tuesday heard arguments on whether the state's open meetings laws were violated during negotiations last year to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/new-york-state-appellate-court-hears-arguments-over-same-sex-marriage-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/n-y-senate-passes-bill-to-make-viewing-child-porn-on-internet-a-crime/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/n-y-senate-passes-bill-to-make-viewing-child-porn-on-internet-a-crime/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:17:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133821 Reuters: The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to make it a crime to view child pornography on the Internet, as lawmakers rushed to close a loophole opened by a state appeals court just a week earlier. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/n-y-senate-passes-bill-to-make-viewing-child-porn-on-internet-a-crime/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/ny-suit-seeks-protection-of-religious-freedom-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/ny-suit-seeks-protection-of-religious-freedom-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133799 One News Now: ADF attorney Nate Kellum says people of faith should not be threatened with arrest for peacefully expressing their beliefs. "The Constitution and court precedent in these types of cases is clear," says Kellum. "Officials cannot toss someone out of a public event just because they don't like the views he's expressing . . . Exercising your constitutionally protected free-speech rights is not a crime," says ADF attorney Jonathan Scruggs. "Threatening to arrest Christians simply because they choose to exercise those rights in a public place is a clear violation of the First Amendment." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/ny-suit-seeks-protection-of-religious-freedom-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/buffalo-faces-federal-lawsuit-from-free-speech-activists-wgrz/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/buffalo-faces-federal-lawsuit-from-free-speech-activists-wgrz/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:14:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133797 WGRZ.com (includes video): Watch Buffalo attorneys Michael Risman of Hodgson Russ and Steven Cohen of Hogan Willig debate the merits of this lawsuit in the video player above The Alliance Defense Fund is filing the suit on behalf of Gregory Owen. The ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys that defend the right of people to freely live out their faith. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/buffalo-faces-federal-lawsuit-from-free-speech-activists-wgrz/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/ny-considers-transgender-discrimination-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/ny-considers-transgender-discrimination-bill/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:54:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133675 Findlaw: The State Assembly passed the legislation with overwhelming support, but it is currently sitting in the Senate Rules Committee. Supporters are trying to mobilize a floor vote before the end of the current legislative session. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/ny-considers-transgender-discrimination-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/backlash-grows-at-n-y-ruling-on-viewing-of-child-porn/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/backlash-grows-at-n-y-ruling-on-viewing-of-child-porn/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:59:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133651 Washington Times: In the wake of a New York court ruling that says it’s not illegal to “merely” view online child pornography, child advocates are urging Internet-savvy federal prosecutors to take over these kinds of cases as two state lawmakers rush to fix the law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/backlash-grows-at-n-y-ruling-on-viewing-of-child-porn/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/leaflets-lead-to-lawsuit-against-city/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/leaflets-lead-to-lawsuit-against-city/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:28:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133539 BuffaloNews.com (includes video): "People of faith shouldn't be threatened with arrest for peacefully expressing their beliefs," attorney Nate Kellum said in a written statement. "The Constitution and court precedent in these types of cases is clear: Officials cannot toss someone out of a public event simply because they don't like the views he's expressing. This is a classic example of free speech that the First Amendment protects." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/leaflets-lead-to-lawsuit-against-city/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/suit-challenges-limits-on-evangelists-gospel-tract-distribution-at-street-festival/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/suit-challenges-limits-on-evangelists-gospel-tract-distribution-at-street-festival/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:35:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133516 Reliigon Clause Blog: According to a press release from Alliance Defense Fund, a suit was filed in a New York federal district court last week on behalf of a Christian evangelist who wants to distribute Gospel tracts during the Buffalo (NY) annual Sorrento Cheese Italian Heritage Festival. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/suit-challenges-limits-on-evangelists-gospel-tract-distribution-at-street-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/adf-buffalo-police-%e2%80%98if-you-hand-out-one-more-tract-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-jail%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/adf-buffalo-police-%e2%80%98if-you-hand-out-one-more-tract-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-jail%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 07:15:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133492 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/adf-buffalo-police-%e2%80%98if-you-hand-out-one-more-tract-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-jail%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/ny-gop-senator-who-backed-marriage-redefinition-wont-seek-reelection/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/ny-gop-senator-who-backed-marriage-redefinition-wont-seek-reelection/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:31:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133439 Wall Street Journal: Sen. James Alesi (ah-LEE'-see) of Monroe County said on cable television's YNN Wednesday night that he expects a tough, costly primary and decided to step aside for the good of the Senate's 32-30 majority. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/ny-gop-senator-who-backed-marriage-redefinition-wont-seek-reelection/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/morality-in-media-responds-to-ny-child-pornography-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/morality-in-media-responds-to-ny-child-pornography-ruling/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 22:06:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133357 Morality in Media: In response to the ruling of the New York Court of Appeals yesterday decriminalizing the purposeful viewing of child pornography on the Internet, Patrick Trueman, President of Morality in Media issued the following statement . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/morality-in-media-responds-to-ny-child-pornography-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/viewing-child-pornography-is-not-necessarily-possession-under-state-law-ny-top-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/viewing-child-pornography-is-not-necessarily-possession-under-state-law-ny-top-court/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:29:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133215 Reuters: Viewing child pornography on the Internet without taking further action such as printing or saving files does not necessarily constitute possession, NewYork's top court ruled on Tuesday. | People v. Kent ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/viewing-child-pornography-is-not-necessarily-possession-under-state-law-ny-top-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/ny-city-of-rochester-council-rejects-prayer-proposal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/ny-city-of-rochester-council-rejects-prayer-proposal/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:11:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133209 Post Bulletin: Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede's second attempt to install a period for prayer at the start of city council meetings was stopped short in the face of a higher power — a 6-1 council vote against it. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/ny-city-of-rochester-council-rejects-prayer-proposal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/ny-abortion-clinic-access-bill-in-westchester-clears-one-hurdle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/ny-abortion-clinic-access-bill-in-westchester-clears-one-hurdle/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:59:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133177 LoHud.com: In a party-line vote Monday night, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a bill creating a 25-foot buffer zone outside clinics that provide abortions to tighten penalties against protesters who harass patients. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/ny-abortion-clinic-access-bill-in-westchester-clears-one-hurdle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ny-boy-might-sue-to-remain-on-girls-field-hockey-squad/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ny-boy-might-sue-to-remain-on-girls-field-hockey-squad/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:01:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133068 UticaOD.com: Keeling’s fight appears to be a rare example of a young man seeking to take advantage of Title IX, a 40-year-old law enacted to provide women equal access to athletic opportunities. There are no boys’ high school field hockey teams anywhere on Long Island, or, for that matter, in most of the country. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ny-boy-might-sue-to-remain-on-girls-field-hockey-squad/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/pro-bono-work-now-required-to-pass-ny-bar/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/pro-bono-work-now-required-to-pass-ny-bar/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:24:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133049 Findlaw: This is on top of the state's already tough two-day exam. Applicants will have to volunteer at least 50 hours of free legal services as part of admission to the bar. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/pro-bono-work-now-required-to-pass-ny-bar/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ny-divorces-drag-on-even-after-reform/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ny-divorces-drag-on-even-after-reform/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:02:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132987 Wall Street Journal: In 2010, New York became the last state in the country to pass a no-fault divorce law and eliminate the need for one partner to be held responsible for the end of the marriage . . . But as no-fault cases proceed through the courts, a handful of judges have interpreted the law differently, calling for trials to determine whether the marriage is "irretrievably broken." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ny-divorces-drag-on-even-after-reform/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/nyc-potential-mayoral-rivals-promote-bill-for-late-term-abortion-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/nyc-potential-mayoral-rivals-promote-bill-for-late-term-abortion-rights/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:03:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132879 NY1.com (includes video): Would-be competitors in next year's mayoral election joined forces at City Hall Wednesday to push for a state law that would expand abortion rights, to make late-term abortions legal not just when the mother's life is threatened, but also when pregnancy prevents the mother from getting treating serious health problems. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/nyc-potential-mayoral-rivals-promote-bill-for-late-term-abortion-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/new-york-assembly-passes-trans-protection-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/new-york-assembly-passes-trans-protection-bill/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:01:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132586 Care2.com: The New York Assembly has for the fifth time passed a vital trans rights protections bill, moving the bill on to the Senate which has repeatedly allowed the bill to die. The bill, known as the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/new-york-assembly-passes-trans-protection-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ny-discipline-dropped-for-student-who-sits-for-pledge-after-aclu-sues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ny-discipline-dropped-for-student-who-sits-for-pledge-after-aclu-sues/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:14:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132576 NY Daily News: A 13-year-old who was disciplined by school officials for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance got a lesson in speedy liberty and justice for all Monday. In the morning, the American Civil Liberties Union sued in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. In the afternoon, Brownsville Area School District capitulated. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ny-discipline-dropped-for-student-who-sits-for-pledge-after-aclu-sues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/ny-challenge-to-cemetery-zoning-restrictions-move-ahead/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/ny-challenge-to-cemetery-zoning-restrictions-move-ahead/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:24:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132180 Religion Clause Blog: In Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center, N.Y. v. Incorporated Village of Old Westbury, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56694 (ED NY, April 23, 2012) . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/ny-challenge-to-cemetery-zoning-restrictions-move-ahead/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/ny-shrine-rejects-tourism-grant-over-secularism-requiremen/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/ny-shrine-rejects-tourism-grant-over-secularism-requiremen/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:28:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131895 Religion Clause Blog: The Gloversville (NY) Leader-Herald reported Sunday that the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs has turned down a tourism grant from Montgomery County (NY) after the county's Economic Development and Planning Committee voted to add a requirement that all tourism grant funds be used only for secular purposes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/ny-shrine-rejects-tourism-grant-over-secularism-requiremen/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-rent-control-challenge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-rent-control-challenge/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:29:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131779 NY Times: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of New York City’s rent regulations. As is customary, the court’s order gave no reasons, and there were no noted dissents. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-rent-control-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/brooklyn-bridge-rally-for-religious-freedom-sunday-apr-22-at-2-pm-jordan-lorence-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/brooklyn-bridge-rally-for-religious-freedom-sunday-apr-22-at-2-pm-jordan-lorence-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:21:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131677 Jordan Lorence on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss this: New York Churches To March For Equal Access Sunday April 22. | MP3 audio 5:28 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/brooklyn-bridge-rally-for-religious-freedom-sunday-apr-22-at-2-pm-jordan-lorence-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/jordan-lorence-new-york-churches-to-march-for-equal-access-sunday-april-22/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/jordan-lorence-new-york-churches-to-march-for-equal-access-sunday-april-22/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:05:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131332 Speak Up Movement Church Blog (includes video): People of all faiths and supporters of religious liberty will march across the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday, April 22 in support of equal access for religious groups to meet in empty NYC school buildings. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/jordan-lorence-new-york-churches-to-march-for-equal-access-sunday-april-22/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/interview-how-district-judge-jed-rakoff-makes-the-calls/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/interview-how-district-judge-jed-rakoff-makes-the-calls/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:12:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131104 Reuters: Since being nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton in 1995, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has earned a reputation for attention-grabbing rulings -- from declaring the death penalty unconstitutional in 2002, to, more recently, challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's settlements with Bank of America and Citigroup over financial-crisis-era toxic securities. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/interview-how-district-judge-jed-rakoff-makes-the-calls/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/nyc-teacher-unions-back-bill-to-scuttle-new-charter-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/nyc-teacher-unions-back-bill-to-scuttle-new-charter-schools/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:36:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131071 NY Post: A powerful state lawmaker has proposed a new bill that would block the opening of new charter schools and limit educational options to parents and kids, critics charge. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/nyc-teacher-unions-back-bill-to-scuttle-new-charter-schools/feed/ 0