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  • … , pro-life pregnancy centers around the country have been threatened, vandalized, and even firebombed . They’ve also … have been the target of vicious attacks and vandalism. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren threatened to “ crack … for Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra . A law in California forced state-licensed pro-life pregnancy …
  • … heckling slightly,” the leader told her fellow Stanford Law students after they had hurled constant obscenities and … intervened. In an act of intimidation, they covered the law school’s walls with photos of the students who had … be drowned out by the hecklers while trying to speak. The law school’s associate dean of diversity, equity, and …
  • … Pro-life sidewalk counselors challenged a Pittsburgh law that prevented them from speaking freely. Written by … speak and do sidewalk counseling like this was being threatened. Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh In 2005, Pittsburgh … case, the Court unanimously struck down a similar law in Massachusetts, saying that it violated the First Amendment …
  • … her private business in this way, but a Jacksonville law threatened that right. What is Queen of Angels Catholic … New York, Iowa, Colorado, New Jersey, Washington, Vermont, Massachusetts, and California also force businesses to use …
  • … into shelters designed to protect women who have suffered domestic abuse, rape, and trafficking. The name “Equal Rights … deserve to be treated with equality and fairness under the law. The ERA’s removal of the distinctions between men and … push for a redefinition of the meaning of “sex” in the law. The Alice Paul Institute’s ERA website spells it out …
  • … to Respect Christian Minister’s Freedom Cuyahoga County’s law would have forced Kristi Stokes to officiate same-sex … prayers on a commission basis. But a public-accommodation law in Cuyahoga County threatened Kristi and her business and could have required …
  • … many wonder whether the government must enforce an unjust law against you before you’re able to protect your rights. In … you or violate your rights before you can challenge a law? For well over 100 years, the answer has been a … that “[o]ne does not have to await the consummation of threatened injury to obtain preventive relief. If the injury …
  • Government officials have a duty to uphold the First Amendment, even during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • … pursuing a trans identity. Counselors could violate the law—and lose their professional license—simply by having … works with clients who voluntarily seek his counseling—to help them work through their deeply personal issues. But … mental-health professionals that they silence, the real victims are the clients. Clients who experience feelings of …
  • … through its homeless shelter, addiction-recovery programs, outreach efforts, meal services, and medical and dental … Washington Supreme Court has reinterpreted the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) to prohibit religious … namesake’s legacy on religious liberty . Under state law, the Mission faces substantial penalties for simply …