Press Releases

City Approves Model Policy to Protect Home Bible Studies

20 Jun, 2012

San Juan Capistrano, CA – A Southern California city that sparked national outrage after fining and threatening a home Bible study group has now taken steps to prevent future conflicts, and legal experts say the move could become a model for … Read More

Senate Approves Controversial Counseling Ban

30 May, 2012

Sacramento, CA – The California Senate today voted in favor of a groundbreaking bill designed to prohibit counselors and therapists from telling young people it is possible to change same-sex attractions. The bill has sparked outrage from inpiduals who have overcome … Read More

Spiritualist Public Schools Back in Court of Appeals This Week

16 May, 2012

San Francisco, CA – The constitutionality of taxpayer-funded charter schools based on an obscure belief system called Anthroposophy will be heard at the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this Thursday, May 17. The long-running suit against Sacramento City Unified School … Read More

“Rainbow Day” Case Lands in Court of Appeal This Week

8 May, 2012

San Jose, CA – A mother’s plea for broader anti-bullying efforts will be heard by the California Court of Appeal this Thursday, May 10. The case arose after the superintendent and school board president of the San Jose Unified School District … Read More

PJI to Senators: Proposed Counseling Ban is Unconstitutional

4 May, 2012

Sacramento, CA – Attorneys with the Pacific Justice Institute are warning a California Senate committee against banning some types of counseling. PJI sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee this week outlining its opposition to SB 1172. Among other things, … Read More

Bill Seeks to Limit Counseling Against Gay Attraction; Are Parents Next Target?

25 Apr, 2012

Sacramento, CA – An unusual assortment of groups are beginning to express alarm over a bill moving through the California legislature that has sweeping implications for both free speech and family rights. Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, is not … Read More

Colson’s Legacy Lives on in California

24 Apr, 2012

Sacramento, CA – Over the weekend America lost an evangelical giant, whose prisoner-to-preacher story continues to inspire millions. When Charles W. Colson went to prison in the 1970’s, he embodied the corruption and ruthlessness Americans had come to loathe about the … Read More

Are Students Losing Interest in the Day of Silence?

20 Apr, 2012

Sacramento, CA – As the annual pro-gay “Day of Silence” descends on schools across the country this Friday, some pro-family advocates are questioning whether it may be losing steam and prompting LGBT activists to push for more coerced attention to their … Read More

New Bill Could Mandate Doctor Visits for Parents Who Oppose Vaccines

11 Apr, 2012

Sacramento, CA – A recently introduced bill in the California Assembly is raising new concerns about government-imposed healthcare mandates, this time on the state level. AB 2109 by Assemblyman Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), seeks to rein in parents who object to mandatory … Read More

In Court, Obama Admin. For—and Against—Judicial Activism

4 Apr, 2012

Boston, MA – Lawyers for the federal government today sought the same objective their boss, President Obama, blasted earlier in the week—judicial invalidation of a federal law. In a press conference Monday, Pres. Obama said he did not think the Supreme … Read More