Can federal courts rewrite state laws? Does the city of Pittsburgh’s fifteen-foot buffer-zone ordinance violate the Constitution’s Free Speech Clause? The Supreme Court of the United States has been asked to consider these issues in Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh. Niki Bruni and other pro-life advocates are sidewalk counselors who stood outside of a Planned …
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.”
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 …
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 …
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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On Monday, November 5, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the October 2012 Term. That opinion was a victory for Christian pro-life protester, Steve Lefemine, and the group Columbia Christians for Life, who were represented by The National Legal Foundation, a Christian public interest law firm. Mr. Lefemine’s case started …