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NYC City Council to Vote on Permitting Worship Services in Empty Public Schools
May 10th, 201306:10 PM ETAuthor: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Religious liberty will likely take a step forward May 22, when the New York City Council votes on a resolution asking the New York Legislature to overturn a state law that permits the New York City public school policy that bans private worship services in the vacant buildings when s... -
In Gilbert, Arizona, Churches Ride on the Back of the Free Speech Bus
April 02nd, 201306:10 PM ETAuthor: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco Rarely can the essence of a lawsuit be captured through pictures. But in Alliance Defending Freedom’s case involving a tiny Church’s First Amendment challenge to the Town of Gilbert’s discriminatory treatment of signs advertising its religious services, a picture truly sp... -
Churches Should Not Be Discriminated Against for Disaster Relief
January 08th, 201306:22 PM ETAuthor: Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Joel Oster A recent article in the New York Times stated that there were constitutional problems with FEMA providing grants to churches that were damaged or destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The article quoted the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State who both arg... -
Alliance Defending Freedom's Top University Victories of 2012
December 31st, 201211:46 AM ETAuthor: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel David Hacker We have a lot to be thankful for this year at Alliance Defending Freedom as our clients prevailed time and again in cases across the country. Here’s a recap of the top university victories in 2012: Julea Ward – As Jeremy wrote recently, Julea Ward scored a big vi... -
NYC Churches Back in Court Monday
November 16th, 201203:04 PM ETAuthor: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence The ongoing legal battle for equal access of churches to meet in New York City’s public schools returns to court Monday. Currently, churches and other religious groups are meeting in NYC’s vacant schools due to a court injunction Alliance Defending Freedom won last June against N... -
Obama DOJ Decides Not to Support Religious Liberty in NYC
October 19th, 201204:09 PM ETThis opinion column originally appeared on nationalreview.com on 10/19/2012. Author: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence The Obama Department of Justice has shown surprising indifference to religious liberty by declining to follow the DOJ’s earlier repeated support for the right of religious groups to meet for worship servi... -
NYC vs. Jefferson: unfair worship ban
August 13th, 201202:39 PM ETThis opinion column originally appeared on nypost.com on 8/10/2012. Author: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Thomas Jefferson, who penned the words “wall of separation” to describe the Establishment Clause, would have agreed with federal Judge Loretta Preska’s June 29 ruling that struck down New York City’s ban on ... -
Alec Baldwin to Run for NYC Mayor? What Does He Think About Churches Meeting in Schools?
July 05th, 201203:33 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Actor Alec Baldwin of the television show 30 Rock and the movie Hunt for Red October, is seriously considering a run for Mayor of New York City, according to his brother Billy Baldwin. During an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan last Tuesday night, Billy Baldwin said Alec’s possible candidacy is ... -
Bronx Household of Faith Wins Permanent Injunction Against NYC School Policy Banning Worship Services
July 03rd, 201204:40 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Bronx Household of Faith won a permanent injunction June 29 allowing private groups to conduct worship services in empty public schools during non-school hours. Judge Loretta Preska issued the order, ruling that New York City’s ban on worship services in the public schools violates the church’s rights ... -
Churches No Longer Evicted: Weekend Worship Services Will Continue at NYC Schools
June 29th, 201205:06 PM ETHope renewed: Weekend worship services will continue at NYC schools 6/29/2012 News Release Federal court issues permanent order protecting equal access rights NEW YORK — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys won a permanent injunction Friday that allows churches and other faith groups to continue to meet in New York City public school buil...
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