World Net Daily’s Bob Unruh published a timely story exposing the true nature of the ABA proposed ethics change, published on the eve of the meeting of the ABA House of Delegates in San Francisco.
Article: “‘PC’ Politics Drove ABA’s Proposed Rules Change — A push for new classes of “harassment” in professional ethics reflects hubris and elitism”
We were grateful that the National Law Journal published the fourth article in the U.S. Justice Foundation’s series on the proposed ABA Ethics Changes. This Op Ed was the lead in the National Law Journals email to subscribers sent out on August 8, 2016.
We reproduce here a couple of paragraphs from our article:
“The American Bar Association is on the verge of making sweeping changes
Article: Exposing the Extreme Liberal Slant of a Quasi-Governmental Power: The ABA
CNSNews.com published the third article in the U.S. Justice Foundation’s expose on the American Bar Association. This article focused on the quasi-governmental role that the ABA plays — in reviewing federal judges and in recommending changes to the Model Rules of Practice, a/k/a “ethics.”
Article: “The ABA Plan to Politically Purify the Legal Profession”
The second article in our series on the ABA proposed ethics rules for the U.S. Justice Foundation was published by the Federalist Society and posted on its Blog.
Article: “The ABA’s Plan to Impose Political Correctness on the Practice of Law”
The U.S. Justice Foundation engaged our firm to publish a series of articles exposing the “politically correct” ethics proposals being considered by the American Bar Association at its annual meeting in San Francisco. The American Thinker published the first article in the series.
Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission
Today, our firm filed an amicus brief in support of The Independence Institute, in its challenge to certain federal election law and Federal Election Commission regulations governing electioneering communications. Under these regulations, Section 501(c)(3) organizations must report on their broadcast issue ads which mention the name of incumbent Congressmen. The required reports include certain
Article: How Much Power Do Juries Really Have?
Herb Titus was quoted in this article about jury nullification.
Stormans, Inc. v. Wiesman
With our brief in Stormans, our firm has now made its 100th filing in the U.S. Supreme Court. Today we filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending a Christian-owned pharmacy from attack by the Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission due to that pharmacy’s refusal to stock and sell abortifacient drugs.
Although the Pharmacy Commission is a government agency, its
Article: Abortion Pill Opponents: Jews, Muslims, Christians…”
This article discusses our brief in Zubik v. Burwell & Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell.
Article: “‘Gay’ Campaigner: I Was Wrong About Christian Bakers”
This article discusses our brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Craig & Mullen.
Article: “Supremes Set Date to Decide ‘What is Sin'”
This article discusses our brief in Zubik v. Burwell & Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell.
Article: Supremes ‘Tilt Playing Field’ in Abortion Pill Arguments
This article discusses our brief in Zubik v. Burwell & Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell.
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Harris
Thomas More Law Center v. Harris
Today we filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit for the Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, the Free Speech Coalition and other nonprofits attacking a new interpretation of law by the the California Attorney General. Under this new interpretation, as a per-condition to soliciting contributions in California, each charity must provide provide the Attorney General with its IRS Form 990 Schedule
Zubik v. Burwell
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell
Today our firm filed a brief supporting a challenge to the contraceptive/abortifacient imposed by Obamacare. Our brief asked the U.S. Supreme Court to expand the scope of its review, which is now narrowly limited to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) issue, to also include the First Amendment issue.
The brief was filed on behalf of U.S. Justice Foundation, Eberle Communications
Article: “Federal Court to Decide Marine’s Religious Freedom”
The Western Journalism Center published our article about our brief in the case of Sterling v. United States, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on December 28, 2015.
United States v. Monifa J. Sterling
Today our firm filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces an amicus brief defending the right of a United States Marine to post small signs containing Bible verses at her work station.
Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling printed and taped a paraphrase of Isaiah 54:17 at three places around her workspace: “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” The three locations were
Article: Judge Orders Pro-Lifers to Promote Abortion
Herb Titus was quoted in this article about an order from U.S. District
Judge Jeffrey White that would require pro-life centers to post a sign
promoting the state’s abortion services.
Article: New Law Forces Pro-Life Clinics To Promote Abortion
In this article, Herb Titus explains the legal proposition that the First Amendment prevents the government from forcing individuals to promote a message with which they do not agree.
Article: California Forces Christians to Disobey Own Beliefs
Herb Titus was quoted in World Net Daily Article on California law which seeks to order faith-based organizations to refer women to abortionists.
California put on notice over 1st Amendment requirements
Herb Titus quoted in article about limits imposed on California by First Amendment.
“Journalist Shield Laws: A Constitutional Conundrum” by Bill Olson, Herb Titus, and Robert Olson
Today, the American Thinker published our article entitled “Journalist Shield Laws: A Constitutional Conundrum.” The article was prepared at the request of the United States Justice Foundation in connection with a Symposium it is co-sponsoring on the First Amendment which is taking place later today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. At the Symposium, more than a dozen journalists
Independence Institute v. FEC — Amicus Brief
Today we filed an amicus brief in support of the Independence Institute in their challenge to the Federal Election Commission’s regulations requiring the names and addresses of donors to nonprofits doing issue ads, which technically meet the criteria of Independent Expenditures, to be disclosed. Our brief explains the motivation of Congress for wanting this information.
First Amendment Rights At Stake In Gay Marriage
Cliff Kincaid discusses our Supreme Court brief in his article about same sex marriage.
Jeremiah Morgan Testifies Before the Federal Election Commission
Today, on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition, Inc., the Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., and U.S. Justice Foundation Jeremiah Morgan of our firm testified before the Federal Election Commission at its Hearings on the McCutcheon v. FEC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. (His testimony appears at 5:19:51 of the video.)