Press Releases

Pasadena, CA – Two major rulings today by federal courts of appeal on opposite sides of the country have made it near-certain that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on President Obama’s sweeping health care reform, possibly as early as the … Read More

San Jose, CA – An appeal has been filed with the California Court of Appeal in a lawsuit challenging a refusal by the superintendent and school board president of San Jose Unified School District to allow a parent to formally request … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Pacific Justice Institute has filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, located in San Francisco, in a case that challenges the constitutionality of taxpayer-funded charter schools that are based on … Read More

Sacramento, CA – Official referendum petitions to overturn California’s controversial new “gay history” law, SB 48, are now available online. The clock is racing toward the end of September, by which the StopSB48 coalition must gather approximately 550,000 valid signatures. Pacific … Read More

Washington, D.C. – A recent Ninth Circuit decision rebuking a Bay Area city for using zoning laws to stifle church growth has been appealed by the city to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the High Court decides to hear the case, … Read More

Sacramento, CA – A controversial new law, SB 48, that mandates an emphasis on “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender” role models in K-12 history and social science curriculum, has been temporarily put on hold. After SB 48 was signed into law … Read More

Pasadena, CA – The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today heard oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by Pacific Justice Institute and former Assemblyman Steve Baldwin against the sweeping federal health care overhaul signed into law by … Read More

Sacramento, CA – A controversial bill that would require public schools to emphasize the roles and contributions of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people has now passed both houses of the California legislature and is expected to be signed into … Read More

Redding, CA – A Shasta County Superior Court judge today handed a second constitutional win to local Tea Party leaders, granting a preliminary injunction against Redding Municipal Library. The library had been seeking to restrict the peaceful sharing of ideas and … Read More

Sacramento, CA – A group of atheists and anti-religionists agreed today to voluntarily dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of centuries-old tax exemptions for parsonages and other ministerial housing. The voluntary dismissal was filed today with the U.S. District Court … Read More