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Alan Sears is the president and general counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a not-for-profit legal alliance of more than 1,800 Christian allied attorneys and organizations, which “defends the right to hear and speak the Truth through strategy, training, funding, and litigation.” ADF attorneys have interceded more than 2,000 times on behalf of members [...]

After receiving significant pressure from students and the media about its health insurance policy covering abortion, the University of North Carolina (UNC) system will now give students the chance to opt-out of the coverage. Students for Life, CitizenLink and other pro-life organizations sounded the alarm on Wednesday that the University of North Carolina system, which [...]

U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle ordered on Wednesday that the names and addresses of supporters of a 2009 Washington state marriage-related referendum could remain private. Settle’s order will allow the sponsors of the referendum – Protect Marriage Washington – time to argue a narrower case to the District Court. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 [...]

As the U.S Department of Education hosted its first national summit on bullying prevention this week – gay activist groups rallied together to try to use the event to further their agenda in public schools. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest homosexual-advocacy group, called on the federal government to “endorse and provide funds” for [...]

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The news today is that Judge Walker denied the Prop 8 defense team’s request for a stay of his decision. Hardly surprising, given his rush to make history. No federal court judgment becomes final until 14 days after the decision, so the 18th is the day by which another stay needs to be entered, either [...]

U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker today denied requests to place a permanent hold his decision on allowing same-sex marriage in California pending completion of all appeals. However, he did extend the temporary hold to give the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals time to consider a similar request for a hold. Walker gave marriage [...]

Missouri’s new obscenity law, signed into law Friday by Gov. Jay Nixon, is being challenged as unconstitutional by several local businesses. The law, which goes into effect Aug. 28, restricts clubs from “baring it all,” selling alcohol and locating near schools, churches or public parks. Owners of the sexually oriented business filed their complaint, Ocello [...]

Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri vetoed a proposed ballot measure on Tuesday that would have paved the way for full-scale casino gambling and video lottery. Carcieri expressed concerns early on about the legality of the measure, stating, “The Legislature grants the authority for every city and town to control themselves and control their affairs, [...]

At a recent press conference for her new movie, Jennifer Aniston promoted what too many regular Janes have fully embraced: having children without fathers.  She said, “Women are realizing more and more that you don’t have to settle, they don’t have to fiddle with a man to have that child,” Aniston said. “They are realizing if it’s that [...]

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From South Bend to Kokomo, the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) bus tour is taking its “Votes Have Consequences” message to voters in key Indiana congressional districts. The tour will stop Thursday in two Indiana districts represented by pro-life Democrats Rep. Joe Donnelly and Rep. Barron Hill, who voted for President Obama’s pro-abortion health [...]