Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced this week that he will NOT vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Under current rules, Senate […]
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The first round of hearings to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court began today (March 20). In his opening statement, Judge Gorsuch quoted
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Today Life Legal mourns the death of prolife heroine Norma McCorvey. When McCorvey was 21 and pregnant with her third child, she visited a law
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Life Legal, Supreme Court
Since Inauguration Day, the pro-life community has excitedly witnessed President Donald Trump deliver on his campaign claim that, “I am pro-life.” Within three days, one
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Life Legal was at the Supreme Court as it rendered its decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the first abortion-related case to reach the
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Amicus Briefs, Legal Abortion is Not Safe, Life Legal, Supreme Court
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,
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Amicus Briefs, Supreme Court
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
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Amicus Briefs, Supreme CourtKatie Short When I first heard that the Supreme Court’s opinion in McCullen v. Coakley, the case challenging Massachusetts’s 35-foot abortion clinic buffer zone law,
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Freedom of Speech, Sidewalk Counseling, Speech Free Zones / Bubble Zones, Supreme CourtIn a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today struck down a 2007 Massachusetts law that created 35-foot no-entry zones around the entrances and driveways of
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Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court
In disappointing news for pro-life advocates, the United States Supreme Court denied review of the case involving former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline. The justices
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Cases, Supreme Court
Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to review and overturn a Kansas Supreme Court decision suspending his law
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Cases, Supreme CourtCASES RESOLVED: People v. Reeves (Calif.)—Sidewalk counselor arrested for trespass in public parking lot near Planned Parenthood in Sacramento. Victory!: Charges dismissed. Huntsville v. Fecteau
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Cases, Lifeline, Rights of Conscience, Supreme CourtLife Legal Defense Foundation is disappointed at the Supreme Court’s decision in NFIB v. Sebelius, rejecting the opportunity to strike down the Affordable Care Act
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Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that children conceived posthumously with IVF are not entitled to Social Security survivor benefits. In 1939,
Supreme Court: No Social Security for IVF Kids Conceived After Parent Dies Read More »
Parental Notification/Parental Rights, Supreme Court
