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/2012/02/24/fla-federal-court-upholds-city-council-invocation-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/fla-federal-court-upholds-city-council-invocation-policy/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:54:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126782 Religion Clause Blog: In Atheists of Florida, Inc. v. City of Lakeland, Florida, (MD FL, Feb 22, 2012), a Florida federal district court rejected challenges to the invocation policy of the Lakeland City Commission. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/fla-federal-court-upholds-city-council-invocation-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/17/establishment-clause-challenge-to-citys-invocation-policy-survives-motion-to-dismiss/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/17/establishment-clause-challenge-to-citys-invocation-policy-survives-motion-to-dismiss/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:54:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98294 Religion Clause Blog: In Atheists of Florida, Inc. v. City of Lakeland, Florida, (MD FL, March 15, 2011), a Florida federal district court allowed plaintiffs to proceed with their federal and state Establishment Clause claims challenging the invocation policy of the Lakeland (FL) City Commission ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/17/establishment-clause-challenge-to-citys-invocation-policy-survives-motion-to-dismiss/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/02/fl-lakeland-commission-to-vote-on-funds-for-atheists-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/02/fl-lakeland-commission-to-vote-on-funds-for-atheists-lawsuit/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:26:18 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71005 The Ledger: "In the coming weeks, Lakeland city commissioners will vote on whether to accept money from outside groups to help pay for a lawsuit between the Atheists of Florida and the Commission. Conservative legal groups, including Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit litigation and policy organization affiliated with the Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, and The Alliance Defense Fund, a nonprofit law firm that focuses on religious liberty cases, have offered to help pay for the lawsuit." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/02/fl-lakeland-commission-to-vote-on-funds-for-atheists-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/suit-challenges-christian-prayer-at-florida-city-council-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/suit-challenges-christian-prayer-at-florida-city-council-meetings/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/suit-challenges-christian-prayer-at-florida-city-council-meetings/ Religion Clause Blog: "According to the Lakeland (FL) Ledger, Atheists of Florida yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Lakeland, challenging its practice of opening City Commission meetings with prayer. The complaint (full text) in Atheists of Florida, Inc. v. City of Lakeland, Florida, (MD FL, filed 7/12/2010), alleges . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/suit-challenges-christian-prayer-at-florida-city-council-meetings/feed/ 0