Press Releases

San Jose, CA – Firefighters working for the City of San Jose were placed on unpaid leave for over a month because they declined to be vaccinated for COVID-19 per a public health order.  Due to religious convictions, these employees … Read More

San Fransisco, CA. –  A federal jury on Wednesday delivered a stunning blow to Bay Area officials who denied every religious accommodation requested by workers to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The 8-person jury deliberated for two days before unanimously awarding … Read More

Sun Valley, ID — PJI has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Darcy Creech, who was intimidated by local law enforcement for peacefully speaking to attendees at a Pride Festival in June 2024. A disagreement about minors’ exposure to a … Read More

Fairfield, Ca – A small church is appealing a massive fine of more than $300,000 which city officials in Northern California are insisting must be paid before the church can resume its longtime ministry to the homeless. Attorneys with Pacific Justice … Read More

SALEM, OR – In denying a Christian couple a foster care license solely because their sincerely religious beliefs prevents them from affirming homosexuality and transgenderism, the Oregon’s Department of Human Services (“DHS”) unconstitutionally fostered religious discrimination. Pacific Justice Institute’s (PJI) Oregon-based … Read More

SALEM, OR – In denying a Christian couple a foster care license solely because their sincerely religious beliefs prevents them from affirming homosexuality and transgenderism, the Oregon’s Department of Human Services (“DHS”) unconstitutionally fostered religious discrimination. Pacific Justice Institute’s (PJI) … Read More

Baton Rouge, LA – Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. This new legislation mandates that a poster-sized … Read More

Glasgow, MT—  Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) just filed a new civil rights case in the U.S. District Court of Montana, Billings Division. In this tragic case, Kolstad v. Baillargeon, et al, CV 24-55-BLG-SPW-TJC, a young girl with gender dysphoria was removed … Read More

Austin, Texas—Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is weighing in on a Texas case involving a challenge to Texas’ Senate Bill 14. This bill prohibits gender-changing procedures for minors. Loe v. State of Texas is now at the Texas Supreme Court, where … Read More

Albany, CA – Over 50 years ago, a devout Christian and member of the Albany Lions Club asked the Club to fabricate a large lighted steel and plexiglass cross on his private land and maintain it in perpetuity. The cross was … Read More