Press Releases

Pensacola, FL – In a stunning victory for opponents of the New Health Care Law, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola, FL today declared in a 76-page opinion, “For the reason stated I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the … Read More

Sacramento, CA – A bill recently introduced in the California senate seeks to mandate that all public schools in California teach history and social studies with a deliberate slant toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons (LGBT). The bill, SB 48, … Read More

Boston, MA – The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is heading to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. In two separate cases, one brought by same-sex couples married in Massachusetts and the other by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a judge … Read More

Washington, D.C. – Prominent atheist Michael Newdow is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that the national motto, “In God We Trust,” is unconstitutional. Pacific Justice Institute is a co-defendant in the lawsuit, alongside U.S. government officials. PJI Chief Counsel … Read More

San Francisco, CA – This morning the Ninth Circuit sent the Prop 8 case to the California Supreme Court to determine whether the proponents have standing to defend the constitutional initiative defining marriage as between a man and a woman. The … Read More

Pasadena, CA – A three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion this morning in which it found the cross atop Mt. Soledad in San Diego County violates the Establishment Clause. The cross was first … Read More

Sacramento, CA – As the Christmas season reminds us of the importance of faith and family, the Pacific Justice Institute would like to thank the supporters, affiliate attorneys and staff who made 2010 one of the most victorious years in PJI’s … Read More

Sacramento, CA – The Pacific Justice Institute reflects back on 2010 with some of the worst outrages against religious freedom and the family. These incidents remind us that there is much work to do in 2011. 1. A federal judge in … Read More

Richmond, VA – A federal judge in Virginia ruled today that the controversial “inpidual mandate” requiring all Americans to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. Pacific Justice Institute filed a similar lawsuit earlier this year in San Diego that is currently on … Read More

San Francisco, CA – The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has announced the three judges who will hear arguments next Monday in the Prop. 8 marriage case. Following a trial conducted in San Francisco by a homosexual judge, it comes … Read More