Press Releases

Sacramento, CA – The Texas Supreme Court declared last week that the state’s Department of Family Protective Services (CPS) acted illegally in rounding up hundreds of mothers and children from a suspected polygamist sect. Meanwhile, the anonymous phone call that led … Read More

Los Angeles – The closely-watched Rachel L. homeschooling case in Los Angeles is entering the final phase of briefing at the appellate level before oral arguments are scheduled. Numerous friend-of-the-court or amicus briefs have been filed with the state Court of … Read More

Washington, D.C – Today the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling which upholds a federal law passed to curb child pornography. The law provides for criminal penalties for advertising, promoting, presenting, soliciting or distributing a visual depiction of a minor … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Today the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling which legalized same sex marriage in California. The California Defense of Marriage Act, also known as Proposition 22, was found to be unconstitutional by the high court. Passed … Read More

San Francisco, CA – Pacific Justice Institute will present arguments this week to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case challenging a federally-funded UC Berkeley website which promotes selected religious denominations that support evolution. The lawsuit, filed by PJI … Read More

Sacramento, CA – Two closely-watched cases involving the conscientious rights of doctors and pharmacists have been scheduled for argument within the next few weeks. Pacific Justice Institute filed an amicus brief last week with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in … Read More

California – Today, Pacific Justice Institute filed its opening brief with California’s Second District Court of Appeal in the Rachel L. homeschooling case that has attracted national interest. After a surprise ruling in late February which essentially declared homeschooling unlawful in … Read More

Sacramento, CA – After hours of public debate, the Sacramento Public Library Authority Board deadlocked 7-7 late yesterday on whether to continue allowing patrons to access pornography on library computers. The tie vote means current library policy will remain unchanged. That … Read More

  Sacramento, CA – The Save Our Kids Coalition, which has worked tirelessly for the past several months to combat the effects of SB 777, is announcing that official petitions are ready and available online to be printed and signed by … Read More

Long Beach, CA – After nearly three years of legal wrangling, the Veterans Administration hospital in Long Beach has settled a religious discrimination claim filed by Pacific Justice Institute on behalf of an employee in the hospital’s Patient Business Office. The … Read More