Press Releases

Springfield, OR – Pacific Justice Institute is sending a legal demand letter to a high school in Oregon that reportedly used last year’s pro-LGBT “Day of Silence” to suppress student speech that supported heterosexuality. The next “Day of Silence” is scheduled … Read More

Sacramento, CA – As school districts face huge budget gaps, a recently-introduced bill in the California legislature aims to build parent-school partnerships by reducing tension and increasing communication in several areas that have often led to conflict. The bill, AB 1348, … Read More

San Diego, CA – A former student at Gateway East High School of the Grossmont Union High School District has filed suit against GUHSD, saying he was disciplined and suspended for sharing his faith with fellow students and for bringing his … Read More

Sacramento, CA – In a move that some parents and educators see as further proof that state legislators have lost touch with economic realities, the California Senate Education Committee on Wednesday will consider a bill that would require schools to spend … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Final briefs have been filed by opponents of Proposition 8 seeking to lift the stay that was imposed by the Ninth Circuit. The stay was put in place after Judge Vaughn Walker ruled the traditional definition of … Read More

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order declining to review a challenge to the national motto, “In God We Trust.” Brought by prominent atheist Dr. Michael Newdow, the lawsuit alleged that the motto violated the religion clauses of … Read More

Sacramento, CA – In light of the recent protests by public employee unions in Wisconsin and several other states, the Pacific Justice Institute is renewing its pledge to represent employees who seek to disassociate from their unions for religious reasons. Brad … Read More

Washington, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that could restrict the authority of social workers to interview and examine children without their parents’ knowledge and consent. Pacific Justice Institute filed an … Read More

San Francisco, CA – The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the city of San Leandro illegally discriminated against a church by not allowing it to use its own property for worship services. The church, Faith Fellowship Foursquare … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Pacific Justice Institute has formally joined a long-running lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of public charter schools based on occult and spiritualist beliefs. This week, PJI staff attorneys filed legal papers to become co-counsel with lead attorney D. … Read More