The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of Mr. Claybrook and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the National Legal Foundation. The recent defeats of pro-life referendums in Kansas, Michigan, and Ohio should have pro-life advocates more than concerned. After struggling for 50 years to get Roe and […]
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The decision in 303 Creative gives those committed to free speech and the free exercise of religion much to celebrate. The Court held that a website designer’s work is “speech” in a constitutional sense, and so she cannot be compelled to prepare messages for same-sex weddings, to which she has religious objections. But artistic vendors are not
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The advent of the Dobbs era has not brought us to the Promised Land. By throwing the abortion issue to each of the states, Dobbs has ushered in a patchwork of regulation, running the gamut from outright prohibition to full legality. At the same time, the current federal administration and several states are trying their
A Year After Dobbs, There is Still More Work to Be Done Read More
Despite the early euphoria, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs has not ushered us into the Promised Land. While it was a large step forward to reverse Roe v. Wade and its morally wicked and legally warped progeny, its effect has been muted in several ways. The voters of presumably pro-life states have rejected constitutional
Dobbs: Only One Step Forward Read More
The 2021-22 Supreme Court term will be hard to beat, with four pro-religious freedom rulings, including the very important Kennedy decision, and the blockbuster overruling of Roe and Casey. That doesn’t mean that things won’t be happening on these fronts this coming term, but, as of now, the docket is not as full as last
2022-23 Supreme Court Term Prelude Read More
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs overruled Roe and Casey, and it is being rightly praised for doing so. But Dobbs did more than that. Hill Bites the Dust The Dobbs decision, in demonstrating the harm caused by Roe and its progeny, pointed out that abortion cases had distorted the law in multiple other areas.
Dobbs Did More Than Just Overrule Roe Read More
The National Legal Foundation and several other organizations filed a friend of the court brief last week in the Wisconsin Supreme Court in support of parental rights to know when public schools are treating their children as transgender. The Madison school district published a policy—similar to the one in Montgomery County, Maryland, that NLF is
Parental Rights Defended in Wisconsin Brief Read More
A Second Chance to Get It Right: 303 Creative at the Supreme Court It is not often that an issue comes before the Supreme Court twice within a space of four years, but that is exactly what has occurred in the same-sex marriage vendor cases. The first opportunity was in the Masterpiece Cakeshop litigation. The
With what appears to be the best opportunity in almost 30 years to reverse Roe v. Wade, the pro-life forces are split on how the Court should do it. Some (most notably Prof. Robbie George of Princeton and Prof. John Finnis of Notre Dame) believe the Court should recognize that the due process and equal
Half a Loaf in Dobbs Will Not Prove Satisfying Read More
The National Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief on behalf of itself and nine other organizations in the United States Supreme Court in Shurtleff v. Boston, which the Court will hear argued on January 18. Boston made one of three flagpoles in front of its city hall temporarily available for civic groups to fly their
Boston Flies the Wrong Colors Read More