Category: Free Speech

California Pays Nearly $200K for Using COVID to Censor Pro-Life Group

California unlawfully discriminated against certain speech with a law passed during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Alliance Defending Freedom During the COVID-19 pandemic, national, state, and local governments all issued various orders that were apparently supposed to help keep people safe. Unfortunately, some of the laws and regulations passed did not accomplish what they were supposed to. …

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California to pay $192K to settle pro-life group’s free speech case

ADF attorneys favorably settle lawsuit on behalf of Right to Life of Central California FRESNO, Calif. – To settle a lawsuit brought by Right to Life of Central California, California state officials have agreed to protect the group’s free speech rights and pay $192,706 in attorneys’ fees. Alliance Defending Freedom [ADF]  attorneys representing the pro-life group filed a …

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Senate Intelligence Committee Demands Answers From FBI About Infamous “Richmond Memo”

By Joshua Mercer Eight members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Intel) publicized a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding an explanation for the “Richmond memo,” which instructed field officers to target so-called “radical traditional Catholics.” The letter gives Director Wray until September 29 to report the steps he has taken to ensure …

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Fifth Circuit Ruling Swipes at Biden Admin, Marks Major Win for Free Speech Online

By Luis Cornelio In a major win for free speech online, the Fifth Circuit upheld part of a massive injunction that bars the Biden regime from coercing Big Tech platforms to censor.  The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the White House, alongside the Surgeon General, “likely” coerced social media platforms to thwart free speech …

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California to pay $192K to settle pro-life group’s free speech case

ADF attorneys favorably settle lawsuit on behalf of Right to Life of Central California By Alliance Defending Freedom FRESNO, Calif. – To settle a lawsuit brought by Right to Life of Central California, California state officials have agreed to protect the group’s free speech rights and pay $192,706 in attorneys’ fees. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing …

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Appeals court vindicates pro-life sidewalk counselor Jim Havens in New York state legal battle

ROCHESTER, New York — A Rochester, New York, area pro-life advocate has been vindicated in his lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James and the City of Rochester after both the state and city denied him the right to approach an abortion facility to speak in favor of life. Thomas More Society attorneys represented …

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Pro-life pregnancy help ministries sue Illinois attorney general over SB 1909

Thomas More Society invokes First Amendment against Illinois’ redefinition of pro-life speech as “deceptive business practice” By Tom Ciesielka On Thursday, Thomas More Society attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, seeking to stop him from enforcing Illinois Senate Bill 1909, a measure drafted by Raoul’s office that declares the pro-life speech …

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Vermont Law Challenged in Federal District Court for Restricting Pro-Life Speech

By Mary Hahn Beerworth  On June 25, 2023, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) and two Vermont pregnancy care centers challenging Vermont state officials for unconstitutionally restricting the centers’ speech and provision of services. ADF attorneys filed the lawsuit, National Institute of …

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‘Let Freedom Ring’: Missouri AG Celebrates Free Speech Victory Over Biden Admin

By Luis Cornelio Editor’s note: The following story appeared at Newsbusters on the topic of free speech which is vitally important to pro-lifers. Free speech advocates are still celebrating a major court ruling that bars the Biden regime from censoring Americans. A victorious Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) joined Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime to champion a historic ruling in the …

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Judge Forbids Biden Admin from Contacting Social Media Platforms about Free Speech

By Dan Hart On Independence Day, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction barring the Biden administration from directly communicating with social media platforms about “protected free speech.” Free speech advocates are seeing the ruling as a victory against the widespread censorship and deplatforming that have occurred on platforms like Twitter and Facebook in recent years. In …

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A Biden Second Term Threatens Freedom of Religion

By Wesley J. Smith President Biden is running for reelection. His video announcement claims that the primary issue before the country is whether “there will be more or less freedom.” I agree with him. Only, he is the candidate of less freedom. The Biden administration has been an implacable foe of freedom of religion. That “first liberty” …

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A win for pro-life freedom of expression in Guelph

By We Need a Law A panel of three judges unanimously found that the city of Guelph’s decision to remove pro-life bus ads unjustifiably disregarded the Charter’s guarantee of freedom of expression. I’m sure many of us are concerned about censorship in Canada, but this decision confirms that we still have so much freedom to express ourselves. …

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