‘ACLJ’ Archives
The Individual Mandate: There’s More To It Than Just Health Care
EDWARD WHITE, ACLJ At the end of March, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the constitutionality of the health care law, otherwise known as ObamaCare. The main legal challenge is to the individual mandate, the provision requiring millions of Americans to buy and indefinitely maintain health insurance or face annual penalties, [...]
ACLJ to SCOTUS: Reject ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate
JAY SEKULOW, ACLJ The argument we are making to the Supreme Court is clear and concise: ObamaCare's individual mandate, which forces Americans to purchase health insurance under penalty of law, violates the Constitution and usurps the rights given to states. Today, we filed a very significant amicus brief, posted here, on behalf of 119 [...]
A Big Win for Endangered Children at the Super Bowl
NATHANAEL BENNETT, ACLJ The ACLJ is pleased to have participated in crafting new legislation to protect children from the horrors of human trafficking in Indiana just in time for the Super Bowl. It is a crime so horrific that most of us have a hard time comprehending it – the human trafficking of young children for the purpose of selling [...]
Cancer Charity Caves to Pro-Abortion Political Pressure
MATTHEW CLARK, ACLJ Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, a women’s cancer charity that earlier this week announced that it would remove its funding of the abortion giant Planned Parenthood, may be reversing course. In a statement released today, Komen for the Cure “apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt [...]
Senate, Don’t Confirm Appointees Unless Obama Retracts Unconstitutional Appointments
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice The ACLJ is calling for the Senate to take strong action in response to the “dangerous precedent” set by President Obama’s non-recess appointments. In a letter sent to Members of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Jay Sekulow, ACLJ Chief Counsel, urged: On behalf of our organization and the [...]
AG Holder to be Grilled Over Fast & Furious “Cover-up”
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice There's another showdown underway on Capitol Hill. This time, Attorney General Holder is faced with the most Congressional pressure yet, as he continues to refuse to take responsibility for Operation Fast & Furious, a botched Justice Department gunrunning program that left more than 2,000 [...]
Pastors Permitted Political Speech
JORDAN SEKULOW, ACLJ This past week I had the distinct privilege to attend the Minnesota Faith & Freedom Coalition Annual Pastors’ Briefing & Strategy Event where I spoke to over 120 pastors on their rights in the political process. The event was hosted by Pastor Brad Brandon, President of the Minnesota Faith & Freedom Project [...]
Victory: Jesus Statue Remains Because ACLJ Members Spoke Out
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice In a significant victory for religious liberty, the Flathead National Forest announced today that it would in fact renew the Knights of Columbus special use permit for the display of a statue of Jesus Christ. The statue, which was placed there as a World War II memorial by returning veterans, [...]
ACLJ Victory Report: Churches Have Equal Right to Police Protection
US CONSTITUTION, ACLJ Vandals, thieves, and arsonists have targeted Bible Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, North Carolina, for over two years, destroying thousands of dollars worth of equipment and burning down one of the church's buildings. Unable to prevent these senseless criminal acts on its own, the church reached out to local law [...]
Europe: Assisted Suicide “Must Always be Prohibited”
RIGHT TO LIFE, MATTHEW CLARK, ACLJ We are pleased to report a major victory for life in Europe. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (“PACE” – pictured above) has banned euthanasia (assisted suicide) in Europe. The newly adopted Resolution provides, “Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or [...]
HHS: ObamaCare Requires Coverage of Abortion Drugs
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, ACLJ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its official interpretation of ObamaCare that all health insurance plans must include coverage of abortion drugs. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (pictured above) stated that “the final rule on preventive health services will ensure that women with [...]
39 Years, 54 Million Babies – The March Against Roe v. Wade
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice 39 years ago the Supreme Court of the United States handed down one of the worst decisions our nation has ever seen – Roe v. Wade. Since this horrific decision that called the destruction of human life a “right,” 54 million babies have been aborted. That figure is a tragic and solemn [...]
ObamaCare: A Costly, Job-Robbing Boondoggle
iberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice "With government spending and regulations out of control, small businesses don’t know what’s going to hit them next." That from U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue. The fact is small businesses are going to get hit again - this time they will be hit very hard by [...]
Defending Christian Leadership for Christian Groups
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice This week the ACLJ filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in support of a cert petition filed by a Christian fraternity and a Christian sorority asking that the Court grant them the right to exist at San Diego State University. The University de-recognized the groups because they [...]
Congress Starting to Listen on SOPA
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice By now, you may have noticed many popular websites, including Google and Wikipedia, have launched protests to highlight both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). We at the ACLJ first brought you the story behind these two bills in November, and we continue to [...]
How ObamaCare uses Taxpayer Money to Pay for Abortions
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice From the very beginning we have been telling you that ObamaCare not only greatly expands access to but provides taxpayer funding for abortion. Here are the facts. Expanded access to abortion through ObamaCare ObamaCare requires every American to purchase health insurance, it requires [...]
Defeat ObamaCare: Take Nothing for Granted
ObamaCare, American Center for Law and Justice The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the ObamaCare case at the end of March. With arguments still two months away, speculation is already growing on what the court will do. There's an interesting story in The Hill that suggests that backers of ObamaCare "have lost the high level of [...]
Under Pressure Pastor Youcef Refuses to Recant Faith
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Iran is continuing its relentless attempt to force persecuted Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to recant his faith in Jesus Christ. New reports state that Iranian officials are still pressuring the pastor, who has been sentenced to death for his Christian faith, “to renounce his faith in [...]
ACLJ: Take a Stand With Us Against Obamacare
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Can Congress require you to purchase health insurance? Is it constitutional for Congress to penalize you if you don't? Those questions are at the core of legal challenges of ObamaCare, which the Supreme Court will consider in March. Our position is clear: the individual mandate is wrong. [...]
Congress Wants More Info From Atty. Gen. Holder
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Congress is once again focusing on the Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice concerning a scandal that is only likely to grow in scope. As you may recall, Congress has been trying to get to the bottom of what happened with Operation Fast & Furious, the deadly [...]
DOJ Memo Changes Nothing, Obama Appointments Still Unconstitutional
IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY, ACLJ The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel has just released a memo backing President Obama’s “recess” appointments. The memo, authored by an Obama political appointee who herself was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, claims that “the President has the authority under the Recess Appointments [...]
DOJ Memo Backing Obama 2 Days Too Late
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice It can only be described as a smokescreen to cover the actions of President Obama. The Department of Justice today released a memo backing President Obama's disturbing "recess appointments" made earlier this month. The memo is dated January 6th, two days after the appointments occurred. [...]
ACLJ Urges Supreme Court to Consider Religious Challenge
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case in a challenge to ObamaCare, saying the ACLJ lawsuit is separate and distinct from other challenges pending before the Court because it includes a claim that the individual mandate, which [...]
Victory for Religious Freedom at Supreme Court
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today issued an important decision representing a tremendous victory for religious freedom. The high court concluded that courts should not intervene in the workings of churches. The Justices determined that the First Amendment protects the [...]
Victory for a Woman’s Right to Know
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Expectant mothers and their unborn babies won an important victory in federal court yesterday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rebuffed a challenge to the Texas sonogram bill, a new law that, among other things, requires abortionists, before doing an abortion, to take and [...]
821 Days: Youcef Languishing While Iran Lies
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Iranian judges promised that by mid-December, if Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, did not respond to their court’s request for comment, they would publish a written decision on the apostasy charges made against Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Neither the court nor the Supreme Leader [...]
House Resolution Criticizing Non-Recess Appointments
Liberty Alerts, Matthew Clark Earlier today seventy-two Members of Congress introduced a resolution disapproving of President Obama’s actions in making “recess” appointments when the Senate is still in session. Representative Diane Black (TN-6) stated: It’s astounding to me that the president is claiming these are recess [...]
1,231 Reasons Why ObamaCare is Unworkable
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice The Obama Administration has been granting waivers exempting certain businesses and organizations from key components of ObamaCare for over a year. When we first alerted you, the Obama Administration had granted 30 waivers to Obama’s signature legislation, including to some of its [...]
Obama’s Power Grab: “Recess Appointments” When There is No Recess
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice President Obama ignored the Senate and the Constitution in making four “recess appointments” while the Senate is still in session, defiantly stating “I refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer.” On Wednesday, President Obama made “recess appointments” of former Ohio Attorney [...]
Turning Up the Heat on Obama’s Unconstitutional Appointments
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice I wanted to let you know that we are continuing our evaluation of President Obama's troubling appointments last week - appointments that we believe violated the Constitution. As you know, I presented a sound legal argument posted here underscoring the fact that the President not only acted [...]
The Constitution Shredded
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice President Obama promised that when he came to office, he would bring hope and change with him, and he has. He has brought hope to those wanting a radical expansion of government power and terribly damaging change to our Constitution. By making "recess appointments" while the U.S. Senate is [...]
Is the Second Amendment Really in the Bill of Rights?
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice After reading Kevin Williamson's excellent piece for National Review about Meredith Graves, I’m reminded yet again that many liberal enclaves have not yet absorbed the lessons of McDonald v. Chicago. In McDonald (as most of you recall) the Supreme Court declared the right to keep and bear [...]
Massive Opposition from Congress & Americans to ObamaCare
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice We have filed a critical amicus brief at the Supreme Court - representing more than 100 members of Congress and more than 100,000 Americans - all urging the high court to reject ObamaCare. In an extraordinary showing of opposition to the flawed health care law, 117 members of Congress [...]
Does Planned Parenthood Need Half a Billion of Our Taxes?
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice One billion dollars – that is the total net assets of the largest abortion provider in America, Planned Parenthood. Think about that, $1,000,000,000. But where does that money come from? Astonishingly enough, you. 46%, nearly half, of the abortion giant’s billion-dollar budget comes [...]
Obama Appointments Shred the Constitution
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice President Obama is creating a constitutional crisis with the four “recess appointments” he made yesterday, bypassing the authority of the U.S. Senate. His unconstitutional actions contradict centuries of precedent, as well as recent legal analysis by both the Clinton and Bush White House [...]
Youcef Nadarkhani: A Face of the Persecuted
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has become a face of the persecuted around the world. Since 2009, the Iranian regime has imprisoned Pastor Nadarkhani under the threat of death for his faith in Jesus Christ. His story has illuminated the plight of so many others who also face persecution for their [...]
Defending Alabama’s Immigration Law
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice With the Supreme Court poised to act on Arizona's law targeting illegal immigrants in the coming months, a new legal challenge regarding illegal immigration is winding its way through the federal court system - this time it's Alabama's measure under fire from the Obama [...]
New Year Brings New Threats Against Israel
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice This really should come as no surprise. The Muslim Brotherhood, fueled by radical Islamists who continue to tighten their grip on Egypt's new government, says it will not recognize Israel "under any circumstances." In fact, this political group with a global terrorist footprint goes even [...]
Russian Protesters Organize Online
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Moscow in response to the December fourth elections. One of the protests drew a crowd of approximately 100,000 people, the largest since the fall of the Soviet Union over twenty years ago. The protesters believe former President and [...]
2011 Victories and the Challenges Ahead
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice If you have been reading the ACLJ’s 2011 Victories series, you know that this has been an incredible year for the ACLJ. Through the unwavering support of our ACLJ members, we have protected “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, “In God We Trust” as the National Motto, the [...]
Rescued American Christian Missionary from Jail
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice After working with orphans in the ravaged nation of Haiti for eight years, American Christian missionary Danny Pye was detained and falsely imprisoned without explanation or any formal charge against him. For over five months, Danny sat in the inhumane conditions of prison in a third world [...]
UN Prohibits use of Shariah (Islamic) Law for Persecution
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Religious persecution is rampant in the world today, and it is even more dangerous for Christians in Muslim nations ruled by Shariah (Islamic) law. Islamic governments often use Shariah law to persecute Christians and other faiths by imposing blasphemy and apostasy laws. One prominent example [...]
2011 Victories: Representing Congress at the Supreme Court
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice This year the ACLJ filed numerous amicus briefs with the Supreme Court and federal courts around the country defending life and liberty in some of the most critical litigation affecting our rights and values. We have not only represented hundreds of thousands of Americans, but we have [...]
The Welfare State’s War on Religious Liberty
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice The case for limited government is becoming increasingly inseparable from the case for religious liberty. Yesterday, the New York Times published a lengthy article on the battle between the Catholic Church and various arms of the leviathan welfare state. The church is battling Obama [...]
How Did We Win in Iraq?
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Jim Lacey’s piece today, warning against excessive dedication to building a pure counterinsurgency Army when planning for future conflicts, is outstanding from start to finish, but buried within the article is a gem of a paragraph that directly addresses the hidden reality of the [...]
ACLJ Prepares to File Brief Challenging ObamaCare at SCOTUS
LIBERTY ALERTS, ACLJ The New Year will begin with the focus directly on the constitutional challenges to ObamaCare. As I write this, we're putting the finishing touches on our amicus brief to be filed within days at the Supreme Court - the first of three briefs we will file challenging ObamaCare. This first brief, to be filed on January [...]
Little Girl Denied Bible Club in School
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Recently a sixth grade girl wanted to begin a Good News Bible Club that would meet at her school at the same time other clubs meet on school grounds. Her principal told her no, claiming that having such a religious club in the school was illegal. The principal said that those opposed to [...]
Home for Abused and Neglected Children Approved
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice There is little nobler than caring for the needs of abused and neglected children. Yet, when a Christian group, Kings Ranch, wanted to do just that, the City of Jonesboro, AR refused to let them build a home to care for these children in need. Last year we filed a federal lawsuit to allow them [...]
Stopping Taxpayer Funded Abortions & Saving Lives
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice In 2009, one of the most pro-abortion Congresses we have ever seen repealed a little known, but incredibly important, budget amendment that had prevented taxpayer funding for abortions in Washington, DC. Since then $185,000 of our tax dollars were used to directly fund at least 300 elective [...]
2011: A Big Year for Social Conservatives
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice As social conservatives look back on 2011, it was a year filled with a number of successes spurred by increased challenges: from political correctness run amuck to outright assaults by angry atheists on our national heritage. The year started off on the right foot. For the first time, [...]
