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… ADF asks court to allow Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law to take effect ADF attorneys … to lift its 2019 injunction against enforcement of the state’s fetal heartbeat law. The law was enacted to protect … its 2018 opinion that had found a state constitutional right to an abortion and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent …

… High court affirms freedom of religious schools to determine who teaches their faith Published July 8, 2020 … clears up disagreements in the lower courts about the right way to define ‘minister,’ concluding that any … non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.   # # …

… Iowa to permit state employees to donate to faith-based … for CLS’s Center for Law & Religious Freedom.  “While it is disappointing that legal action was even necessary to … violation, we applaud the state for eventually getting it right and amending its rules to respect religious freedom.” …

… Freedom Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel  regarding the Iowa Supreme Court’s deadlocked  order  Friday in  Planned … in protecting the most fundamental of our human rights—the right to life. Iowans are eager to affirm that life is a … again today, might finally be allowed to take effect. It is time for the Iowa Legislature to act—once again—to …

… ADF asks Iowa Supreme Court to overrule its decision that puts unborn … its 2018 decision that declared abortion “a fundamental right” and struck down the required 24-hour waiting period … to protect the lives of its most vulnerable citizens. It also failed to empower women with the time and information …

… court reinstates fraud case against Planned Parenthood in Iowa ADF attorneys represent former Planned Parenthood … tax money is being funneled to groups that are abusing it,” said ADF Senior Counsel Casey Mattox. “No matter what … non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.   # # …

… and protects life from conception to natural death; it’s unconscionable for the state to force any church to pay … advocates affirm, Washington can’t trample on Cedar Park’s right to provide health care for its employees without … were to hold the law cannot constitutionally be applied to churches. In the multi-state brief led by South Carolina, the …

… Houston still doesn’t get it with ‘revised’ subpoenas Published October 17, 2014 … problem. That solves nothing. Even though the pastors are not parties in this lawsuit, the subpoenas still demand from … non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith. # # # | Ref. …

… Washington State Treated Churches Worse Than Breweries and Cannabis Retailers … Washington completely prohibited in-person worship, then it limited religious gatherings to 25 percent capacity or 50 … daily lives.” The bottom line “There is no constitutional right to cannabis or alcohol, but there is one that protects …

… pleased that the 6th Circuit affirmed the constitutional right of public university professors to speak and lead … ideas are discussed and debated. And they have tried not to stifle debate by picking sides. But Shawnee State chose a different route: It punished a professor for his speech on a hotly contested …