The Life Legal Defense Foundation provided Terri Schiavo’s earliest defense, long before her plight was acknowledged by the media. Despite our best efforts—and the subsequent efforts of some of the nation’s brightest attorneys—we were not able to save Terri’s life. March 31, 2016 marks the 11th anniversary of the murder of Terri Schiavo. I cannot …
Life Legal’s VP of Legal Affairs Katie Short was in San Francisco on Tuesday for the first hearing in Planned Parenthood v. David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress. The case is in the discovery phase and the hearing involved details regarding the procedures to be followed as the case goes to trial. Trial …
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a case that will shape the future of religious liberty in our nation. In Zubik v. Burwell, the Court consolidated a number of cases involving religious organizations—including the Little Sisters of the Poor—that are opting out of the government’s requirement to provide abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization procedures, and …
Little Sisters v. Big Brother: Religious Freedom on the Line Read More »
Shortly after David Daleiden exposed Planned Parenthood’s trade in baby body parts, Congress established a Select Panel to investigate the abortion giant’s practice of fetal body part harvesting. On March 2, the Panel held its first hearing. Life Legal represents David in three lawsuits filed against him by the abortion industry. His videos reveal Planned Parenthood’s …
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This morning the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the first abortion related case to reach the Court since Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), in which the Court upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban. Life Legal had planned to submit an amicus brief on behalf of David Daleiden in support of …
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