Tag Archives: ZZ: Sullivan v. Mendell

NOM Blog: “Remember Don Mendell, the high school guidance counselor who bravely stood up for marriage in Maine? . . . Another victory for decency and civility in the public square that you made possible! (Kudos and gratitude to the Alliance Defense Fund, which represented Mendell.)”

CitizenLink: “Maine school counselor Don Mendell has been cleared of complaints that he violated his professional ethics by appearing in a political ad in favor of one-man, one-woman marriage . . . ‘It was somebody who said that it’s discrimination,’ [Jordan Lorence] said, ‘for a social worker to make a public statement in favor of marriage defined as one man, one woman.’” | ADF News Release

LifeSiteNews: “A state licensing board in Maine Friday dismissed two complaints filed against public school counselor Don Mendell for publicly supporting marriage as being between a man and a woman . . . ‘The government should not punish people because they believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and because they say so during a political campaign,’ said ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence. ‘The licensing board was right to dismiss these complaints. The First Amendment protects the rights of citizens to speak out on important public policy matters being voted on by the people.’” | ADF News Release

Baptist Press: “A Maine licensing board has dismissed all complaints against a high school counselor who came under fire last year for appearing in a TV commercial opposing ‘gay marriage’ . . . ‘The government should not punish people because they believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and because they say so during a political campaign,’ ADF attorney Jordan Lorence said in a statement.” | ADF News Release

ADF Attorney Jordan Lorence appeared on AFR Focal Point with Bryan Fischer to discuss this: Complaints dismissed against Maine counselor who supported marriage | The mp3 runs about 13 minutes.

Evangelical Examiner: “Today, it was announced by the Alliance Defense Fund that a state licensing board in Maine has dismissed two complaints filed against public school counselor Don Mendell as of last Friday . . . ‘The government should not punish people because they believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and because they say so during a political campaign,’ said ADF Senior Counsel [Jordan Lorence]. ‘The licensing board was right to dismiss these complaints. The First Amendment protects the rights of citizens to speak out on important public policy matters being voted on by the people.’” | ADF News Release

Catholic News Agency: “Donald Mendell, a licensed counselor at Nokomis Regional High School in Portland, Maine, was the subject of a complaint accusing him of violating the state’s code of ethics for social workers because of his expressed position on marriage. ‘The government should not punish people because they believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and because they say so during a political campaign,’ said Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) Senior Counsel [Jordan Lorence], who helped defend Mendell.” | ADF News Release

“A state licensing board in Maine Friday dismissed two complaints filed against public school counselor Don Mendell, represented by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund.”