Press Releases

Denver, CO–Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed a friend-of-the-court brief today that urges the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold parental rights in a case of state authorities strip searching a preschool child based on unfounded allegations of abuse. A … Read More

Sacramento, CA–A bill in the California Legislature that has alarmed homeschooling families has been delayed by two weeks. Last week, Pacific Justice Institute reported that Assembly Bill (AB) 2926 would be heard by the Assembly Education Committee on April 11.  That hearing … Read More

In the wake of school shootings, dismal test scores, and politically-charged protests in public schools, many families are fleeing.  Now, lawmakers want to drag them back under state control. Sacramento, CA–A bill making its way through the California Legislature is … Read More

Sacramento, CA–The battle over religious freedom has reached a fever pitch in California, where lawmakers are taking a new approach to punish traditional beliefs about sex and gender.   Assembly Bill (AB) 2943 declares acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) … Read More

Washington, D.C.–President Trump announced that he has nominated Chai Feldblum for another five-year term as the Democratic member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, Feldblum is not the typical Democratic appointee, due to her extremist views that stretch … Read More

​De Pere, WI–A coalition of churches and a non-profit radio station filed suit yesterday challenging a sweeping ordinance that purports to control aspects of religious employment, facility use, and even advertising.  The plaintiffs are represented by Pacific Justice Institute, with … Read More

San Francisco, CA–The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed its opening brief this week with a federal court of appeals on behalf of a mother whose toddler was removed from life support without her consent.  PJI represents Jonee Fonseca and Life Legal … Read More

Olympia, WA–The Washington State Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favor of a former Spokane fire captain who was fired for refusing to self-censor his religious expression. ​The court held that the Spokane Valley Fire Department committed unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination when it … Read More

Washougal, WA–Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has secured the dismissal of criminal charges against five street preachers who were cited by police for disturbing public peace outside of Washougal High School in November 2017. The street preachers stood on a public … Read More

Washington, D.C.–Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review and strike down a Maine statute that treats identical abortion-related speech differently based on the subjective intent of the speaker. Under the Maine Civil Rights Act, noise … Read More