June 2018

Supreme Court: Pregnancy Center Forced Speech Law is Unduly Burdensome

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  WASHINGTON, D.C. June 26, 2018 — The Supreme Court handed down its decision in NIFLA v. Becerra today, involving a California law that forces draconian speech mandates on pregnancy resource centers. The grossly misnamed “Reproductive FACT” Act has two distinct parts: one forcing medically-licensed centers to tell women how to obtain state-funded abortions, and …

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Life Legal uncovers shocking facts about assisted suicide law

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Life Legal attorneys have uncovered shocking facts about how California’s assisted suicide law is being implemented and who is doing the “assisting.” In the course of challenging California’s End of Life Option Act, we have learned that a handful of doctors have written most of the prescriptions for lethal drugs since the law went into …

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Life Legal cases prompt demand for PP investigation

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Members of Congress are calling for HHS to investigate Planned Parenthood for its failure to report suspected child abuse cases. In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Avis, Rep. Vicky Hartzler and her colleagues cite a Life Legal case involving Denise Fairbanks, who had been sexually molested by her father since she was 13. When Denise became pregnant …

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Breaking: SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Christian Baker

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WASHINGTON, June 4, 2018 — The Supreme Court issued its opinion today in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, holding that “The government, consistent with the Constitution’s guarantee of free exercise, cannot impose regulations that are hostile to the religious beliefs of affected citizens and cannot act in a manner that passes judgment upon or …

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