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… Supreme Court Scheidler v. National Organization for Women Details Documents Summary Congress passed The Federal … Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in 1970 to create hefty criminal penalties and allow lawsuits against … crime rings. However, The National Organization for Women (NOW) attempted to use RICO against a pro-life group that …

… Alliance Defending Freedom v. Internal Revenue Service Details Documents Profiles Summary Alliance Defending Freedom … lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for failing to produce records on its secret deal with an activist group … already provided to Freedom From Religion Foundation, which struck a deal with the IRS to end the lawsuit Freedom …

… Cristiano Buenas Nuevas Christian Church v. City of Yuma  Details Documents Summary The U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Cristiano Buenos Nuevas Christian Church was forced to continue paying the mortgage on a building the city would not allow it to use. The church is now able to seek damages, including payment for costs …

… Won U.S. District Courts Dozier v. Houle Details Videos Documents Summary Ryan Dozier was a student at Yuba College who wanted to share his faith with his peers.  When he tried to hold a … in advance, and if permission was granted, the college allowed students to speak only from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on …

… Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston Details Documents Summary The Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (GLIB) requested to be allowed to march in a longstanding St. Patrick’s Day parade …

… Active U.S. Supreme Court Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary A Gordon College … with an advanced degree in theology applied for promotion to full professorship, but her application was declined in … Court denied a hearing to Gordon college’s case—for now—and so the case will return to the lower court. Even …

… Won U.S. District Courts Cowboys for Life v. Sampson Details Documents Profiles Summary For several years, Josh Bowman and Jenny Ortman sought to share the catastrophic effects of abortion with their … this case.  This is particularly true at universities, which are supposed to be the marketplace of ideas, meaning …

… Neely v. Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary In December 2014, a small-town Wyoming reporter set out to expose Judge Ruth Neely’s religious beliefs about … to remove her from both her role as municipal judge (in which she does not have authority to solemnize marriages) and …

… Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. State of Alaska Details Documents Resources Summary In 2010, Alaska voters … approved a ballot measure that required abortionists to notify the parents of minors prior to performing abortions … Court struck down the voter-approved state law. “We’re disappointed that the court elevated the demands of …

… Won State Trial Court Kahle v. One Love Ministries Details Documents Profiles Summary Two atheists have falsely … the churches committed fraud by paying substandard rent to the public schools in which they meet even though the school districts themselves …