The authors of this post are American men born and raised in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, when computers were the size of small buildings and the dominant American media enforced viewing standards to protect the young. We played outside after school and on Saturday, often reenacting the latest episodes of The Rifleman, The Lone […]
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We thank God today for the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization! The Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Court acknowledged that those two cases were wrong when they declared there is a constitutional right to abortion. We, like many others, hoped against hope that the
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Oral argument was heard last week by the Supreme Court in the donor disclosure cases in which The National Legal Foundation joined other organizations in filing an amicus brief. Our brief took the tack that California’s requirement for the disclosure of major donors of all charities in the state should be considered as a violation
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Last Thursday, the National Legal Foundation’s (NLF’s) lawyers filed a “friend of the court” brief urging the Supreme Court to take a case (Carson v. Makin) that could end discrimination against religious schools. The case involves a Maine school program that pays the private school tuition for students who live in an area that lacks
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One of the National Legal Foundation’s key projects keeps making news. It is a package of model bills and resolutions that the NLF and others have put together for the use of state legislators. The packet is distributed by the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation as part of its “Project Blitz.”
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The National Legal Foundation proudly notes a great achievement by our friend and frequent collaborator, Frederick (Rick) W. Claybrook, Jr. In a recent study of amicus briefs filed at the Supreme Court of the United States during the most recent Term, Rick’s briefs were highly rated in multiple categories. The National Legal Foundation was one
On June 5, the National Legal Foundation file a so-called “Comment Letter” with the Supreme Court of Maine, urging it to reject the adoption of an ethics rule based on American Bar Association Model Rule 8.4(g). Read the letter here. So, what is this all about? Model Rule 8.4(g) is a rule that would expose lawyers
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On June 4, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The opinion was a 7-2 victory for the bakery and Jack Phillips, its Christian owner. Read the opinion here. At issue was whether a Christian-owned bakery could refuse to make wedding cakes for a
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On May 29, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its opinion in New Doe Child #1 v. Congress of the United States of America. Read the New Doe Child opinion. In this case, activist atheist Michael Newdow once again attacked this nation’s religious heritage—this time by for the second time challenging
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On April 17, NLF Senior Litigation Counsel, Jim Davids, testified before the E-12 Policy Committee of the Minnesota Senate. The topic of Jim’s testimony was the constitutionality of Minnesota’s introduced bill that would create a National Motto Display Act. Read his testimony. Jim explained the history of the National Motto and the history of unsuccessful court
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