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/clinton-era-roadless-rule-headed-to-the-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/clinton-era-roadless-rule-headed-to-the-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:33:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134196 Findlaw: Colorado Mining Association President Stuart Sanderson wants the Supreme Court to reverse the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Sanderson claims, "If allowed to stand, the roadless rule will effectively prevent future mining operations on roadless lands, leading to a decrease in mineral and coal production, job losses and sharp decreases in taxes and revenues from the coal mining industry that are critical to local governments and public school systems," the Denver Post reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/clinton-era-roadless-rule-headed-to-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/wy-abortion-protests-and-counter-protests-begin-in-jackson/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/wy-abortion-protests-and-counter-protests-begin-in-jackson/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:18:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133845 LocalNews8.com: Spokesmen said the protesters want to close what they call Wyoming's last abortion clinic in Jackson. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/wy-abortion-protests-and-counter-protests-begin-in-jackson/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/speech-ban-imposed-in-wyomings-capitol-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/speech-ban-imposed-in-wyomings-capitol-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:06:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130795 One News Now: "Honoring free speech doesn't come about by completely eliminating it," argues Scruggs. "Although the commissioners have done the right thing by recognizing that they violated the First Amendment rights of WyWatch members who simply wanted to display signs as others had been allowed to do, we disagree that the solution is then to shut everyone up so they don't have to allow pro-life speech anymore." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/speech-ban-imposed-in-wyomings-capitol-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/wyoming-supreme-court-order-banning-aborted-fetus-pictures-near-boy-scouts-gathering-held-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/wyoming-supreme-court-order-banning-aborted-fetus-pictures-near-boy-scouts-gathering-held-unconstitutional/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:44:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130787 Volokh Conspiracy: From today’s Wyoming Supreme Court decision in Operation Save America v. Town of Jackson (Wyo. Apr. 10, 2012); the result seems quite correct to me . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/wyoming-supreme-court-order-banning-aborted-fetus-pictures-near-boy-scouts-gathering-held-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/wyoming-officials-admit-they-violated-pro-life-group%e2%80%99s-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/wyoming-officials-admit-they-violated-pro-life-group%e2%80%99s-rights/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:37:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130663 LifeNews: Honoring free speech doesn’t come about by completely eliminating it,” said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jonathan Scruggs, who litigated the case together with ADF-allied attorney Nate Kellum. “Although the commissioners have done the right thing by recognizing that they violated the First Amendment rights of WyWatch members who simply wanted to display signs as others had been allowed to do, we disagree that the solution is to then shut everyone up so that you don’t have to allow pro-life speech anymore,” Scruggs explained. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/wyoming-officials-admit-they-violated-pro-life-group%e2%80%99s-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/adf-wyoming-officials-admit-to-violating-first-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/adf-wyoming-officials-admit-to-violating-first-amendment/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:36:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130624 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/adf-wyoming-officials-admit-to-violating-first-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/santorum-takes-kansas-romney-strong-in-wyoming/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/santorum-takes-kansas-romney-strong-in-wyoming/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:00:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128290 One News Now: Returns from 89 percent of the state's precincts showed Santorum with 51 percent support, far outpacing Romney, who had 21 percent. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/santorum-takes-kansas-romney-strong-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/wyoming-homeschooling-threat-averted/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/wyoming-homeschooling-threat-averted/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:54:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126405 One News Now: Wyoming Senate File 44, which dealt with compulsory school attendance, had the potential of jailing and heavily fining parents who home school their children. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/wyoming-homeschooling-threat-averted/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/jonathan-scruggs-on-across-america-with-gary-freeman-shutting-down-pro-life-access-at-the-wyoming-capitol/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/jonathan-scruggs-on-across-america-with-gary-freeman-shutting-down-pro-life-access-at-the-wyoming-capitol/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:27:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124663 Jonathan Scruggs appeared on Across America with Gary Freeman. | MP3 audio 21:29 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/jonathan-scruggs-on-across-america-with-gary-freeman-shutting-down-pro-life-access-at-the-wyoming-capitol/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/judge-denies-wywatch-suit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/judge-denies-wywatch-suit/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:06:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124026 Billings Gazette: Jonathan Scruggs, an attorney for the Allied Defense Fund, who handled the WyWatch case, could not be reached for comment late Tuesday, when Freudenthal’s order was released. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/judge-denies-wywatch-suit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/wywatch-attorney-lawsuit-isnt-pointless-wyoming-tribune/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/wywatch-attorney-lawsuit-isnt-pointless-wyoming-tribune/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:38:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123874 Wyoming Tribune: Jonathan Skruggs is an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of WyWatch. The Alliance Defense Fund is an Arizona-based Christian civil rights group that has litigated against same-sex marriage in California. The group also has supported the recent, unsuccessful push in Wyoming to change state law to specify that the state shouldn’t recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/wywatch-attorney-lawsuit-isnt-pointless-wyoming-tribune/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/judge-hears-wyoming-anti-abortion-groups-request/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/judge-hears-wyoming-anti-abortion-groups-request/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:36:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123854 AP on NECN.com: Scruggs told Freudenthal that the commission action adopting the new rule the week after the group filed its lawsuit "shows that the defendants are not interested in constitutional compliance — they're interested in avoiding judicial sanction." The state never responded to the group's letter last year threatening legal action, he said . . . We believe that if you look at the picture, it's not offensive at all," Scruggs said of the group's picture of a fetus. "It's an unborn child, it's not an aborted child." [more . . . ] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/judge-hears-wyoming-anti-abortion-groups-request/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/college-charging-for-free-speech-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/college-charging-for-free-speech-one-news-now/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123746 OneNewsNow.com: "The university will allow political speakers to come on campus without having to [jump through] these hoops and go over these burdens. But for our client's religious speech, he has to get insurance, pay money, [and] do all these difficult things," Scruggs explains. [more . . . ] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/college-charging-for-free-speech-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/wyoming-ag-asks-federal-judge-to-rule-against-family-values-group-in-abortion-protest-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/wyoming-ag-asks-federal-judge-to-rule-against-family-values-group-in-abortion-protest-case/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:32:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123719 The Republic: Jonathan Scruggs, a Tennessee lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund who is representing WyWatch Family Action, also declined comment on the state's claim that its new policy should end the legal action. The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian civil rights group, has litigated against same-sex marriage in California. The group also supported the recent unsuccessful push in Wyoming to change state law to specify that the state shouldn't recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/wyoming-ag-asks-federal-judge-to-rule-against-family-values-group-in-abortion-protest-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/wyoming-officials-ban-public-displays-in-herschler-gallery-wyoming-tribune/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/wyoming-officials-ban-public-displays-in-herschler-gallery-wyoming-tribune/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:40:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123569 Wyoming Tribune: Jonathan Skruggs is one of the attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed WyWatch’s lawsuit. He said Wednesday he couldn’t say how the state’s new policy would affect the lawsuit since he hasn’t seen the policy. “The state has not filed anything in this lawsuit,” Skruggs said. “It is impossible to comment until we’ve seen actually what’s been done.” “At this point, we have no reason to believe anything the state is offering is sufficient,” he said. “So given the information we have now, we will continue to pursue our motion and continue to seek to vindicate our client’s rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/wyoming-officials-ban-public-displays-in-herschler-gallery-wyoming-tribune/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/maricopa-community-college-charging-people-for-sharing-religious-faith/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/maricopa-community-college-charging-people-for-sharing-religious-faith/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:24:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123565 Opposing Views: In a press release, ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jonathan Scruggs said: “Free speech is protected by the First Amendment, which means it can’t come with a price tag and a burdensome waiting period. The courts have routinely ruled policies like this one unconstitutional. Christians visiting public college campuses shouldn’t be deterred from expressing their beliefs because of cumbersome, unconstitutional policies.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/maricopa-community-college-charging-people-for-sharing-religious-faith/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/building-commission-blocks-tunnel-protests-wyoming-tribune-eagle-online/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/building-commission-blocks-tunnel-protests-wyoming-tribune-eagle-online/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:32:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123491 Wyoming Tribune Eagle Online: Jonathan Scruggs, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing WyWatch, said Wednesday they will continue to fight for the ability to use the gallery for public displays. “Given the information that we have, we believe our clients should have the ability to express themselves in this area,” he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/building-commission-blocks-tunnel-protests-wyoming-tribune-eagle-online/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/wy-officials-ban-public-displays-in-tunnel-billings-gazette/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/wy-officials-ban-public-displays-in-tunnel-billings-gazette/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:30:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123487 Billings Gazette: Jonathan Skruggs is one of the attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed WyWatch’s lawsuit. He said Wednesday he couldn’t say how the state’s new policy would affect the lawsuit since he hasn’t seen the policy. “The state has not filed anything in this lawsuit,” Skruggs said. “It is impossible to comment until we’ve seen actually what’s been done.” “At this point, we have no reason to believe anything the state is offering is sufficient,” he said. “So given the information we have now, we will continue to pursue our motion and continue to seek to vindicate our client’s rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/wy-officials-ban-public-displays-in-tunnel-billings-gazette/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/pro-life-group-sues-state/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/pro-life-group-sues-state/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:11:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122082 Wyoming Tribune Eagle: “We’re interested in protecting First Amendment rights across the country in situations like this where a group is being singled out because of its religious expression and that expression is being banned, even where other groups are allowed to erect similar displays and similar viewpoints in the area,” said Jonathan Scruggs, a lawyer for the fund. He added that WyWatch wants to put up materials communicating members’ belief that “life begins in the womb.” “I don’t think it’s the type of situation where it’s any type of gruesome photo or anything along those lines, where it’s a baby that’s been aborted or a fetus that’s been aborted,” Scruggs said. “It’s more of a depiction of a baby in the womb.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/pro-life-group-sues-state/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/wywatch-sues-state-over-anti-abortion-display/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/wywatch-sues-state-over-anti-abortion-display/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:08:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122079 Billings Gazette: Jonathan Skruggs, one of the attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund that filed the lawsuit, said that as far as the attorneys and WyWatch knew, the vague state policy was still in place. “At some point, we have to act to protect our client’s First Amendment rights. Not just our client but everyone else,” Skruggs said. “We’re not seeking special treatment. We’re seeking equal treatment,” he said. “Other people get to put displays in the gallery, and our clients should as well.” Alliance Defense Fund is linked to a network of Christian attorneys who litigate strategic cases to preserve and reclaim constitutionally protected religious freedom, sanctity of life and the family, according to the group’s website. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/wywatch-sues-state-over-anti-abortion-display/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/group-sues-wyoming-officials-over-abortion-protests/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/group-sues-wyoming-officials-over-abortion-protests/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:41:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122014 K2 Radio: “We’re interested in protecting First Amendment rights across the country in situations like this where a group is being singled out because of their religious expression and that expression is being banned, even where other groups are allowed to erect similar displays and similar viewpoints in the area,” said Jonathan Scruggs, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund. Scruggs said WyWatch Family Action wants to put up materials communicating members’ belief that “life begins in the womb.” “I don’t think it’s the type of situation where it’s any type of gruesome photo or anything along those lines, where it’s a baby that’s been aborted, or a fetus that’s been aborted,” Scruggs. “It’s more of a depiction of a baby in the womb.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/group-sues-wyoming-officials-over-abortion-protests/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/wyo-supreme-court-considers-limits-to-keep-pro-life-protesters-away-from-boy-scouts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/wyo-supreme-court-considers-limits-to-keep-pro-life-protesters-away-from-boy-scouts/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:54:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118383 The Republic: A lawyer has argued before the Wyoming Supreme Court that the town of Jackson violated anti-abortion protesters' rights when it secured a court order prohibiting them from appearing on the town square. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/wyo-supreme-court-considers-limits-to-keep-pro-life-protesters-away-from-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/daniel-blomberg-and-wywatch-family-action-on-across-america-the-battle-for-marriage-in-wyoming/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/daniel-blomberg-and-wywatch-family-action-on-across-america-the-battle-for-marriage-in-wyoming/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:21:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106136 Daniel Blomberg appeared on Across America with Gary Freeman to discuss the battle over marriage in Wyoming. | MP3 audio 39 mins | Wywatch Family Action | Chris Adamo ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/daniel-blomberg-and-wywatch-family-action-on-across-america-the-battle-for-marriage-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/wyoming-supreme-court-grants-same-sex-couple-a-divorce-amlaw-daily/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/wyoming-supreme-court-grants-same-sex-couple-a-divorce-amlaw-daily/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:02:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106031 AmLaw Daily: The Alliance Defense Fund, which represented proponents of Proposition 8 in California in Perry v. Brown (originally known as Perry v. Schwarzenegger), issued a statement expressing its own disappointment with the ruling. "From its inception, marriage in Wyoming for all purposes has been the union of one man and one woman," litigation staff counsel Daniel Blomberg said in a statement. "It is disappointing that the Wyoming Supreme Court ignored Wyoming's clear definition of marriage in favor of the definition of a foreign country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/wyoming-supreme-court-grants-same-sex-couple-a-divorce-amlaw-daily/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/wyoming-supreme-court-state-can-grant-same-sex-couple-a-divorce/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/wyoming-supreme-court-state-can-grant-same-sex-couple-a-divorce/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:50:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105577 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/wyoming-supreme-court-state-can-grant-same-sex-couple-a-divorce/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/17/wy-pro-life-group-targets-jackson-clinic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/17/wy-pro-life-group-targets-jackson-clinic/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 20:39:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103882 Star-Tribune: The organization, “Operation Save America,” hopes to make Wyoming the first abortion-free state. Wyoming is one of five states each with one remaining clinic that performs abortions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/17/wy-pro-life-group-targets-jackson-clinic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/wyoming-officials-seek-legal-advice-on-prayer-circle-events/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/wyoming-officials-seek-legal-advice-on-prayer-circle-events/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:17:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101685 Billings Gazette: Becky Vandeberghe, president of WyWatch Family Action, referred questions about the complaints to the Alliance Defense Fund. The fund attorneys sent a letter Monday to the state attorney general’s office and other state agencies on behalf of WyWatch . . . The lack of a clear state policy creates a vague situation that is problematic under the First Amendment, Jonathan Scruggs, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, said Wednesday in a telephone interview. Scruggs said his group hopes the state will respond accordingly and allow WyWatch to continue displaying photos and other materials. “All we’re asking for is, not special treatment, but equal treatment,” he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/wyoming-officials-seek-legal-advice-on-prayer-circle-events/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/top-wyo-elected-officials-seek-legal-advice-on-lobbying-in-tunnel-linking-capitol-to-building/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/top-wyo-elected-officials-seek-legal-advice-on-lobbying-in-tunnel-linking-capitol-to-building/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:05:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101679 The Republic: WyWatch referred questions to the Alliance Defense Fund, which on Monday sent a letter to the attorney general's office. The letter outlines U.S. Supreme Court opinions saying speech cannot be restricted. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/top-wyo-elected-officials-seek-legal-advice-on-lobbying-in-tunnel-linking-capitol-to-building/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/04/wyoming-two-gop-senators-kill-marriage-legislation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/04/wyoming-two-gop-senators-kill-marriage-legislation/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:05:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97168 Trib.com: "But state Sens. John Hines, R-Gillette, and Bill Landen, R-Casper, who cast the deciding votes against HB74 on Wednesday, said they opposed it because it didn’t guarantee same-sex couples access to Wyoming courts to get a divorce or for other disputes." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/04/wyoming-two-gop-senators-kill-marriage-legislation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/28/marriage-amendment-dies-in-wyo-house/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/28/marriage-amendment-dies-in-wyo-house/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:47:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96764 NECN: "A proposed amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that would specify the state wouldn't recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere died Friday when it missed a procedural deadline in the state Legislature." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/28/marriage-amendment-dies-in-wyo-house/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/wy-court-rejects-lawmakers-brief-in-divorce-case-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/wy-court-rejects-lawmakers-brief-in-divorce-case-2/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:36:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96412 TriValleyCentral.com (AP): The court on Wednesday denied a request from 13 lawmakers, including House Speaker Ed Buchanan, R-Torrington, to file a “friend of the court” brief. The lawmakers were represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian civil rights group that has litigated against same-sex marriage in California. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/wy-court-rejects-lawmakers-brief-in-divorce-case-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/wy-court-rejects-lawmakers-brief-in-divorce-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/wy-court-rejects-lawmakers-brief-in-divorce-case/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:32:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96409 KSWT.com (AP): "The lawmakers were represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian civil rights group that has litigated against same-sex marriage in California." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/wy-court-rejects-lawmakers-brief-in-divorce-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/wyoming-house-marriage-bill-differs-from-the-senate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/wyoming-house-marriage-bill-differs-from-the-senate/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:22:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96286 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/23/wyoming-house-marriage-bill-differs-from-the-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/21/senate-passes-hb-74-grants-access-to-courts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/21/senate-passes-hb-74-grants-access-to-courts/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:43:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96001 Laramie Boomerang: "The Wyoming Senate passed a House bill on third reading Friday that would not recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states but would give couples in civil unions access to Wyoming courts to resolve disputes. The Senate passed House Bill 74 on a 16-14 vote . . . litigated against same-sex marriage in California.  A lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund has appeared at committee hearings in this legislative session and has spoken in favor of defining marriage as existing only between one man and one woman . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/21/senate-passes-hb-74-grants-access-to-courts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/wyoming-senate-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/wyoming-senate-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:59:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95966 Billings Gazette: "The Wyoming Supreme Court is preparing to hear a same-sex divorce case involving two women who were married in Canada . . . . A group of state lawmakers, including House Speaker Ed Buchanan, R-Torrington, has filed a request to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in the state Supreme Court in support of the district judge's position. The lawmakers are represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian civil rights group that has litigated against same-sex marriage in California. A lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund has appeared at committee hearings in this legislative session and has spoken in favor defining marriage as existing only between one man and one woman." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/18/wyoming-senate-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill/feed/ 0