Press Releases

Sacramento, CA–On February 24, 2014, the California Secretary of State announced that the signatures submitted on the referendum to repeal the Co-ed Bathroom Bill, AB 1266, fell short by 17,276.  Some, however, have prematurely written the referendum’s obituary. Until the … Read More

Lake Elsinore, CA–A federal judge ruled, this week, in favor of an atheist group who sued to halt the construction of a veterans memorial in the southern California city of Lake Elsinore. Pacific Justice Institute represents the city. “This is … Read More

Sacramento, CA–Pacific Justice Institute vowed today to continue the fight against co-ed bathrooms in public schools. This comes after election officials announced today that the signatures needed for the referendum against the Co-Ed Bathroom Bill, AB 1266, fell short. “Make … Read More

Reno, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; Tulsa, OK–Federal trial courts in Nevada, Utah and Oklahoma have rendered split decisions on state laws defining marriage as the union between a male and female.  In 2012 eight homosexual couples seeking to marry … Read More

San Francisco, CA–Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied further review of a controversial decision upholding a ban on “sexual orientation change efforts” by mental health professionals.  This latest ruling clears the way for the case to be appealed … Read More

Shawnee, KS—While middle school tends to be a time of discovery, one Kansas school took that discovery too far. Mark Ellis, the father of a student at Hocker Grove Middle School, was surprised to learn of a poster in his … Read More

Stockton, CA–A hospital that stirred controversy in November by banning a veteran, Boots Hawks, from using the phrase “God Bless America” is sticking by its ban, even in the face of mounting legal threats. Attorneys for Pacific Justice Institute have … Read More

Florence, CO–A school district near Colorado Springs that has been under fire from parents has been presented with a new proposed policy that could bring some resolution to a conflict over privacy rights and gender identity. Attorneys with Pacific Justice … Read More

Sacramento, CA–In another successful development, the Co-ed Bathroom Bill referendum is now one step closer to letting the voters of California decide if they want boys in the girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, and on their sports teams. The random … Read More

Sacramento, CA–A Sacramento judge today rebuked the Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, for seeking to prevent thousands of signatures from being counted in a referendum drive against the highly controversial Co-ed Bathroom Bill. Judge Allen Sumner of the Sacramento County … Read More