Today, we filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in support of a petition for writ of certiorari, asking the Court to review a California ban on mental health providers pro-hetrosexual therapies to minors. Interestingly, the California law, SB 1172, does not ban pro-homosexual therapies. We reject the notion that the Free Exercise Clause was written to give special rights to religious people.
Gloucester County v GG — Update — SCOTUS asks parties how to proceed after Trump withdraws transgender guidance
Today,the U.S. Supreme Court Clerk has asked the parties to file by March 1 for letters explaining their views on how the Gloucester County v. GG case should proceed in view of the Trump Administration change of policy.
We filed two briefs in the Gloucester v. GG case:
1. Amicus
Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.
Today, our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a school board whose policy is that students should use the bathroom associated with their fixed biological sex, rather than the one that corresponds to their subjective “gender identity.”
The Obama Administration’s Department of Education had joined the lawsuit in support of a troubled young woman who thinks that
Alabama Chief Justice Roy S. Moore v. Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission
The Alabama Court of the Judiciary removed Roy S. Moore, the elected Chief Justice of the State of Alabama, based on spurious grounds related to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision in favor of same sex marriage. Today, we filed a brief in support of the Chief Justice’s appeal of that decision to the Alabama Supreme Court.
In our 55-page brief, in addition to other issues, our
USJF Comments opposing Mandatory Pro Bono Reporting
There is an effort underway by elements in the federal and state judiciary and leftist lawyers and lawyer groups to increase political controls over lawyers — on whom the American people rely on to protect their interests. Some states are trying to force lawyers to devote free legal services to favored classes of persons. Historically, this proposal has been a cover for the misuse of
Article: Ed Meese: Proposed Lawyer Ethics Rule ‘Borders on Fascism’
An article by Theodore Bunker in Newsmax cited our article in the American Thinker on the proposed ABA rule on discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Article: Obama’s Transgender Bathroom Decree Appears to Violate Multiple Federal Laws
Article: Obama’s Threat to Defund Schools Over Trans Bathroom Issue Violates Federal Law
Our article explaining the illegality of the Obama transgender bathroom directive was published by the Western Journalism Center, CNSNews.com and has been picked up by Yahoo News, and Lucianne.Com.
Public Advocate FOIA Request to U.S. Department of Education
Today, we filed an FOIA request with the U.S. Department of Education seeking records evidencing the Obama Administration’s claimed “growing chorus of educators, parents, and students from around the country,” seeking guidance on access by so-called transgender students to public school bathrooms, showers, etc.
Public Advocate FOIA Request to U.S. Department of Justice
Today, we filed an FOIA request with the U.S. Department of Justice seeking records evidencing the Obama Administration’s claimed “growing chorus of educators, parents, and students from around the country,” seeking guidance on access by so-called transgender students to public school bathrooms, showers, etc.
Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Today, our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, opposing attempts by a girl with feelings of gender “dysphoria” to use Title IX to gain access to the boy’s bathrooms at her school. Our brief argued that one’s sex is a scientific constant, and determined by the Creator. Allowing a person’s feelings at any given
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: “‘Gay’ Campaigner: I Was Wrong About Christian Bakers”
This article discusses our brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Craig & Mullen.
Supreme Court of Mississippi Justice Cites Our Article Attacking Obergefell Decision
Presiding Justice Jess H. Dickinson issued a Separate Written Statement Objecting to a Court order, in which he cites to and quotes from an article we wrote reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell.
“And, according to an article co-authored by Herbert W. Titus, who taught constitutional law for more than a quarter of a century and concluded his academic career as the
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Craig & David — Amicus Brief
Today we filed an a brief in the Colorado Supreme Court urging it to review a decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals which had upheld a decision of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission penalizing the Christian bakery for refusing to bake a cake to be used in the celebration of a same sex marriage.
It is strange indeed that the people of Colorado had adopted in 2006 a constitutional amendment defining
Biblical Principles of Law by Herbert W. Titus Herb Titus wrote Biblical Principles of Law, a digital book available fromLawMart.com, which explores the biblical and historical roots of the common law relating to contracts, property, torts and crimes, and compares the biblical/historical view with modern legal trends. |
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Bill Olson & Herb Titus Articles on Building the Resistance to Same Sex Marriage (Summer 2015)
Reconsidering the U.S. Supreme Court’s Authority to Mandate Same-Sex Marriage (May 27, 2015)
The Fourteenth Amendment Does Not Mandate Same-Sex Marriage (June 6, 2015)
Obergefell v. Hodges: Illegitimate, Unlawful, and a Fraud on the American People (June 27, 2015)
An Open Letter: The Duty of the States to Seek Rehearing of Obergefell (July 17, 2015)
Obergefell: Draft Petition for Rehearing (July 17, 2015)
Refusal to Issue a Same-Sex Marriage License is a Civic Duty (September 4, 2015)
Herb Titus speaks on Constitution Day
Herb Titus gave a Constitution Day address for The Foundation for American Christian Education (FACE) in their Lessons in Liberty series. The topic was Same-Sex Marriage: The “Living” Constitution’s Epitaph.
Article: Substantial Decline in Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Gary Randall discusses our Open Letter to the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee Attorneys General.
WND Article: Open Letter to Kentucky, Michigan Ohio, Tennessee Attorney Generals urging File Petition for Rehearing in Obergefell
World Net Daily covered our open letter to state officials in four states in Obergefell case urging them to file Petition for Rehearing.
Article: “National Law Journal”/”Supreme Court Brief” Discusing Our Position on Obergefell Recusal
U.S. Supreme Court Reporter Tony Mauro wrote about our article explaining the impropriety of failing to recuse in the Obergefell organization. The Article was entitled “Motion Urging Recusal in Marriage Cases Surfaces on Supreme Court Docket.”
“The recusal request was posted on the court’s docket last week, according to William Olson and Herbert Titus, lawyers for the U.S.
Article: 14th Amendment Has Nothing to Do With “Marriage”
World Net Daily discusses our position of Fourteenth Amendment’s irrelevance to Same Sex Marriage.
AJC: Gay marriage opponents: Supreme Court ruling would “destroy this country”
The Atlanta Journal Constitution quotes from our article about Building Resistance to Same Sex Marriage which appeared in several publications, including:
http://www.westernjournalism.com/reconsidering-the-u-s-supreme-courts-authority-to-mandate-same-sex-marriage/“Titanic” Waves Forecast from Marriage Ruling
World Net Daily discusses our views on implications of Same Sex Marriage.
Article: American Vision “12 Reasons Homosexual Marriage Will Wreck the Nation”
Dr. Joel McDurmon reproduces a section of our brief in support of traditional marriage.
Bill Olson Presents Briefing on Same Sex Marriage Case
Today, as the U.S. Supreme Court was concluding oral argument in the four same sex marriage cases, Bill Olson briefed pastors and others on the National Emergency Coalition Conference Call sponsored by S.T.A.N.D. The briefing included discussion of the brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by our firm on April 3, 2015.
Lawyers warn of “God’s Judgment” if Supreme Court allows same-sex marriages
Christianity Today carried a short article on our brief in the Obergefell case.