By We Need a Law On November 2, an Ontario court will hear arguments in a case challenging the City of Hamilton’s censorship of this bus ad: The ad came under scrutiny because of its four images of females at different ages and stages of life. One of these girls is a pre-born child, shown …
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By Luis Cornelio President Joe Biden whined that X (formerly known as Twitter) is not as aggressively engaging in widespread censorship of constitutionally protected free speech. Speaking to the leftist zealots at ProPublica on Oct. 1, Biden accused, without evidence, X owner Elon Musk and right-leaning media outlets of igniting an imaginary increase of misinformation online. In the …
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By Autumn Johnson A new poll from RealClear Opinion Research confirms what we already know: the majority of Democrats are fine with online censorship. In fact, they are the ones pushing for it. The results of a recent RealClear Opinion poll were astonishing. Indeed, just 47 percent of Democrats said that free speech should be legal “only under certain circumstances.” …
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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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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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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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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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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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(August 3, 2023 – Rockford, Illinois) At an August 3 hearing in United States District Court, a federal judge granted a motion requested by Thomas More Society attorneys for a preliminary injunction seeking to immediately halt Illinois’ new law attacking life-affirming maternal health care centers. The lawsuit, National Institute of Family Life Advocates et al. v. …
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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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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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Bill would restrict constitutionally protected speech and stifle citizen groups WASHINGTON – In an extraordinary display of contempt for the First Amendment, House Democrats today voted 234-193 to pass H.R. 1, the so-called “For the People Act of 2019.” The bill was carefully crafted to maximize short-term political benefits for the dominant faction of one …
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