Press Releases

Washington, DC–President Trump on Monday night made his highly-anticipated announcement of his choice to fill the seat of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.  President Trump has selected Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  The announcement is sure … Read More

Washington, DC–The United States Supreme Court today issued a much-anticipated decision in favor of workers’ free speech rights.  The Court overturned four decades of precedent through which unions forced employees to join or subsidize collective bargaining.  The ruling today recognized something … Read More

Washington, DC–The United States Supreme Court’s decision in NIFLA v. Becerra overturned the state of California’s speech regulation of pro-life clinics through the mandated promotion of government-funded abortions. The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) filed suit against AB 775 … Read More

Pittsburgh, PA–An open-air preacher who had been criminally charged for sharing his faith outside a high school has now had those charges dismissed. In December of last year, Ryan Lee Grimes preached outside a high school in Pittsburgh after school had … Read More

Washington, DC–“Today, in a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court issued a strong reminder to officials  at every level of federal, state, and local governments that the first freedom set forth in the Bill of Rights—religious freedom—continues to be a bedrock … Read More

Sutherlin, OR–Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is taking a stand for student privacy rights in public schools by suing a small-town school district for letting a girl use the boys’ bathroom at the local high school. On May 21, PJI sued the … Read More

Bakersfield, CA–A court case that tested the application of civil rights protections to Bible studies and a worship service in a senior community has been favorably resolved through a settlement.  Pacific Justice Institute represented the leadership of four religious groups that … Read More

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San Rafael, CA–Represented by the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), a San Rafael church has won round one of its battle with the City of San Rafael over the constitutionality of a local tax on non-residential structures. In September 2017, Valley Baptist Church … Read More

Sacramento, CA–They came by the hundreds, perhaps thousands, easily exceeding the capacity of the legislative committee hearing room and making their presence felt throughout the State Capitol.  And at the end of a very long day, homeschooling families scored a … Read More