WICHITA, Kans. – The City of Wichita will pay Pastor Mark Holick $11,700 for damages resulting from an “Unlawful Arrest” and $2,500 for attorney’s fees as part of a settlement in a case stemming from his 2007 arrest at a gay pride event. The City said in a Consent Agreement that Wichita police officers and [...]
The phrase ‘under God’ in the Texas Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional, according to a Dallas federal judge. The unsuccessful lawsuit filed by Dallas Texas couple argued that the state pledge violated the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. Attorney General Abbott stated, “Today’s ruling protects young Texans’ right to pledge their allegiance to ‘one state, under [...]
WASHINGTON – For the children of New Jersey, today marks an important day in the fight to protect them from convicted sex offenders. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today presented arguments before the Supreme Court of New Jersey in defense of an ordinance by the Township of Galloway, N.J. that is designed to [...]
SAN FRANSISCO, Cali. – The University of California Hastings College of the Law cannot be required to recognize and fund a religious student group that discriminates in the selection of members and officers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on March 17. Just a week after hearing arguments in the case, the 9th [...]
MODESTO, Cali. – Kevin Borden, a street preacher and real estate agent who sued the City of Modesto, California after security guards from Brenden Theatre, in which the City of Modesto owns and had rented to the theater is again free to share his faith to those passing by the downtown plaza. Security guards of [...]
