CIVIL LIBERTIES

April 28, 2026 Christian employee challenges mandate she says compelled speech and violated her beliefs PORTLAND, Ore. — Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on behalf of … Read More

January 21, 2026 Jury Awards $7.5 Million to PJI Clients in Landmark First Amendment Retaliation Case Against Texas School District   Verdict delivers a major victory for parental rights, student rights, and free speech in public schools   WACO, Texas … Read More

Riverside, CA–After days of intense arbitration, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) secured a legal victory this past month for a sociology professor fired for his discussions of conservative world-views in his college classroom. PJI represented Professor Eric Thompson and battled … Read More

  Sacramento, CA–In a surprising move, a California legislator announced that he is dropping his efforts to have certain types of LGBT-related counseling declared “fraudulent” and “deceptive.” Assembly Member Evan Low released a statement on his website to announce that, after … Read More

Pacific Justice Institue released the following profile on SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Profile.pdf File Size: 188 kb File Type: pdf Download File Read More

Redding, CA—In a 45-page ruling, the Third Appellate District Court of Appeals of the state of California affirmed a lower court’s decision that the City of Redding had violated free speech rights in prohibiting the sharing of literature in the … Read More

California – A national campaign called ChooseCharity launched Monday, empowering virtually every union worker in America to simply opt-out of union dues and have them perted to a charity of their choice. Confirmed by years of case law pursuant to … Read More

Venice, FL – The Code Enforcement Board of the City of Venice ended months of legal wrangling today against a family for having an unauthorized “house of worship” in their home. Shane and Marlene Roessiger host a prayer meeting on Friday … Read More

Sacramento, CA – Over the weekend, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a controversial ban on counseling and therapy for youth that is not affirming of same-sex attraction. Pacific Justice Institute has led the fight against SB 1172 since its … Read More

Sacramento, CA – Is it constitutional to stop civic-minded citizens from passing out copies of the Constitution? That’s the irony confronting justices of the California Court of Appeal this week. A three-justice panel in Sacramento will hear arguments Friday in a … Read More