Press Releases

Vallejo, CA – A heated controversy in this Bay Area city over mandatory pro-gay curricula for all students has taken an unexpected twist that is leaving gay activists and the ACLU scrambling to explain why a film shown to elementary students … Read More

Sacramento, CA – A federal judge has ruled that an unusual belief system called Anthroposophy is not a religion, so public schools can continue to utilize its methodology. The ruling followed a short trial in which Judge Frank Damrell excluded nearly … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Teachers, African-Americans and others who voted for Prop. 8 might be surprised to learn that groups claiming to represent them filed legal briefs this week urging that Prop. 8 be struck down. Amicus or friend-of-the-court briefs were … Read More

San Francisco, CA – The California Supreme Court yesterday denied review of a ruling in favor of a youth pastor and against the Galleria Mall in Roseville. The denial of review means the lower court opinion, which invalidated the mall’s tight … Read More

Sacramento, CA – The Pacific Justice Institute is encouraging California citizens to vote “No” on Proposition 19, the initiative on next month’s ballot intended to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. PJI joins the wide array of Prop. 19 opponents that span … Read More

Riverside, CA – The Pacific Justice Institute is announcing the opening of a new office in Riverside, California, to serve the Inland Empire. Pacific Justice Institute is a non-profit legal organization that defends religious freedom in a wide variety of contexts. … Read More

Washington, D.C – A group of atheists and humanists led by chronic litigant Michael Newdow is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to parts of the presidential inauguration ceremony. The atheists are suing Chief Justice John Roberts, … Read More

San Francisco, CA – The California Supreme Court is being asked to overturn a ruling by the California Court of Appeal in favor of a youth pastor who was arrested by mall security for sharing his faith. The youth pastor is … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Federal judge Vaughn Walker, who has attracted national attention for his decision last month striking down Prop. 8 and lambasting supporters of traditional marriage, has announced that he will retire from the federal bench in February. The … Read More

Washington, D.C. – A federal lawsuit challenging the massive federal takeover of the health care system has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal trial court in San Diego recently sided with the government and dismissed the lawsuit filed by the … Read More