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/2012/03/26/%e2%80%9cstronghold-for-censorship%e2%80%9d-california-catholic-daily/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/%e2%80%9cstronghold-for-censorship%e2%80%9d-california-catholic-daily/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:34:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129532 California Catholic Daily: “Public universities should encourage, not censor, the free exchange of ideas,” said ADF attorney David Cortman in a statement issued following the Supreme Court’s action. “But for now, the supposed marketplace of ideas at San Diego State University will remain a stronghold for censorship. We wish the Supreme Court would have used this opportunity to make clear that the First Amendment protects the right of student groups to employ belief-based criteria in selecting their members and leaders.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/%e2%80%9cstronghold-for-censorship%e2%80%9d-california-catholic-daily/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/scotus-rejects-christian-sororitys-religious-discrimination-claim/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/scotus-rejects-christian-sororitys-religious-discrimination-claim/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:33:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129265 Findlaw: ADF attorney David Cortman criticized the High Court's failure to act on Monday, saying, "The university did not tell the Democratic club it must be led by a Republican, or the vegetarian club it must be led by a meat-eater, but it did tell Christian groups that they must allow themselves to be led by atheists," reports The San Francisco Chronicle. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/scotus-rejects-christian-sororitys-religious-discrimination-claim/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:59:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128950 Crosswalk: In ADX v. Reed, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that San Diego State University could prevent religious groups from selecting leaders based on belief, even though other campus organizations are allowed to be selective about who leads them, and in some cases, who attends their meetings. Sororities and fraternities, for example, are allowed to restrict membership by gender. And ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/scotus-blog-petition-of-the-day-student-speech-alpha-delta-chi-chapter-v-reed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/scotus-blog-petition-of-the-day-student-speech-alpha-delta-chi-chapter-v-reed/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:06:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123612 here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/scotus-blog-petition-of-the-day-student-speech-alpha-delta-chi-chapter-v-reed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/2011-victories-and-challenges-for-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/2011-victories-and-challenges-for-religious-liberty/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:20:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121812 Heritage Foundation (12/28): One issue is whether religious student organizations at public universities should be free to select members and leaders who agree with the religious beliefs of the organizations. Just this month, for example, the Alliance Defense Fund sought Supreme Court review for two Christian student organizations that were denied official recognition by San Diego State University because the organizations wished to require members and/or leaders to agree with the religious beliefs of the organizations. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/2011-victories-and-challenges-for-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/thomas-messner-adf-seeks-supreme-court-review-for-christian-student-groups-heritage-foundation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/thomas-messner-adf-seeks-supreme-court-review-for-christian-student-groups-heritage-foundation/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:02:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121597 Heritage Foundation: ADF’s request for review in Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed provides an important opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the rights religious organizations at public universities enjoy under the U.S. Constitution. At the same time, decision-makers throughout the country should reflect more deeply on why religious selection by religious organizations is socially beneficial conduct worth protecting, not unjust discrimination that should be banned. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/thomas-messner-adf-seeks-supreme-court-review-for-christian-student-groups-heritage-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/challenging-college-to-be-marketplace-of-ideas-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/challenging-college-to-be-marketplace-of-ideas-one-news-now/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:24:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121163 One News Now: The university is not telling the Democratic club it must be led by a Republican, or the vegetarian club that it must be led by a meat-eater," points out ADF attorney David Cortman. "But it is telling Christian groups that they must allow themselves to be led by atheists." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/challenging-college-to-be-marketplace-of-ideas-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-ruling-saying-christians-groups-must-accept-atheist-leaders-appealed-to-scotus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-ruling-saying-christians-groups-must-accept-atheist-leaders-appealed-to-scotus/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:25:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121040 Jeremy Tedesco apeared on the Vicki McKenna Show, WIBA 1310 to discuss the Alpha Delta Chi case which has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. | MP3 audio 13:41 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-ruling-saying-christians-groups-must-accept-atheist-leaders-appealed-to-scotus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/adf-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-reverse-ruling-that-excludes-religious-groups-from-college-campuses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/adf-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-reverse-ruling-that-excludes-religious-groups-from-college-campuses/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:25:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120981 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/adf-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-reverse-ruling-that-excludes-religious-groups-from-college-campuses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/alan-e-sears-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-cases-pending-before-the-u-s-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/alan-e-sears-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-cases-pending-before-the-u-s-supreme-court/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:45:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116715 Alan E. Sears appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. | MP3 audio 8:38 mins | ADF Media Resources: Bronx Household, Alpha Delta Chi, Utah Highway Patrol, Forsyth Co. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/alan-e-sears-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-cases-pending-before-the-u-s-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/30/%e2%80%9creligious-liberty%e2%80%99s-days-are-numbered%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/30/%e2%80%9creligious-liberty%e2%80%99s-days-are-numbered%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:19:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112111 California Catholic Daily: “The university should be a marketplace of ideas, not a place where the purveyors of political correctness pick and choose who will be allowed to exercise their First Amendment protected rights,” said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. “SDSU only requires religious clubs to operate with members and leaders who disagree with the clubs’ views and purpose. The university is not telling the Democratic club it must be led by a Republican, or the vegetarian club that it must be led by a meat-eater. But it is telling Christian groups that they must allow themselves to be led by atheists.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/30/%e2%80%9creligious-liberty%e2%80%99s-days-are-numbered%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/adf-will-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-reverse-ruling-that-upholds-discrimination-against-religious-student-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/adf-will-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-reverse-ruling-that-upholds-discrimination-against-religious-student-groups/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:15:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112041 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/adf-will-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-reverse-ruling-that-upholds-discrimination-against-religious-student-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/9th-circuit-university-can-force-christian-groups-open-to-non-christians/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/9th-circuit-university-can-force-christian-groups-open-to-non-christians/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:11:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110125 Christianity Today: But Jordan Lorence, senior counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund and a lawyer who argued for the Christian groups, said the intent of SDSU's policy is irrelevant. "If there is an official policy that violates the First Amendment rights of Christian organizations, it's unconstitutional," he said. "Intent does not exonerate the policy because the First Amendment violations remain." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/9th-circuit-university-can-force-christian-groups-open-to-non-christians/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/04/eugene-volokh-ninth-circuit-panel-holds-that-university-antidiscrimination-policy-may-be-applied-to-religious-groups-but-only-if-it%e2%80%99s-applied-to-other-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/04/eugene-volokh-ninth-circuit-panel-holds-that-university-antidiscrimination-policy-may-be-applied-to-religious-groups-but-only-if-it%e2%80%99s-applied-to-other-groups/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:56:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109937 The Volokh Conspiracy: The case is Alpha Delta Chi-Delta Chapter v. Reed (9th Cir. Aug. 2); the opinion basically agrees with Justice Stevens’s concurrence in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, which took the same view. The Christian Legal Society majority held only that a policy that recognized groups must take all comers — with some modest exceptions — is constitutional. But the logic of that opinion does suggest that policies which simply require groups not to discriminate based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and so on would likewise be constitutional, if they are applied evenhandedly to all groups. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/04/eugene-volokh-ninth-circuit-panel-holds-that-university-antidiscrimination-policy-may-be-applied-to-religious-groups-but-only-if-it%e2%80%99s-applied-to-other-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/court-rejects-religious-groups%e2%80%99-appeal-of-sdsu-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/court-rejects-religious-groups%e2%80%99-appeal-of-sdsu-policy/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:51:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109828 SignOnSanDiego.com: A lawyer for the Christian groups said he was disappointed with the decision. “The court upheld a policy that clearly treats Christian groups worse than other groups on campus,” attorney Jordan Lorence said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/court-rejects-religious-groups%e2%80%99-appeal-of-sdsu-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/religious-clubs-not-entitled-to-funds-court-says/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/religious-clubs-not-entitled-to-funds-court-says/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:23:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109798 San Francisco Chronicle: The Christian groups' lawyer, Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund, said he may ask the Supreme Court to take up the case. "A vegan group can exclude meat-eaters, and anti-death penalty groups can exclude people who don't support their cause" while receiving campus funding and other benefits, like access to meeting rooms, Lorence said. He said the school policy relegates religious groups to second-class status.' | Alpha Delta Chi-Delta Chapter v. Reed, No. 09-55299 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/religious-clubs-not-entitled-to-funds-court-says/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/05/jordan-lorence-hear-an-adf-attorney-arguing-a-case-in-court-christian-sorority-denied-recognition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/05/jordan-lorence-hear-an-adf-attorney-arguing-a-case-in-court-christian-sorority-denied-recognition/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:34:08 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80643 Jordan Lorence writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "[A]udio recording of an ADF attorney arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on November 1, 2010 in Pasadena, California. This was the first appellate court to hear a case on the right of campus religious groups to select their own members and officers since the Supreme Court’s disappointing decision last June in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/05/jordan-lorence-hear-an-adf-attorney-arguing-a-case-in-court-christian-sorority-denied-recognition/feed/ 0