Victory for the First Amendment!

BREAKING NEWS (April 14, 2020): In our lawsuit against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on behalf of three pro-lifers, the district court judge just signed a stipulated order that (1) protects the pro-lifers’ First Amendment rights from infringement by the Governor’s executive orders and (2) dismisses the criminal citation against pro-lifer…

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Michigan Governor’s COVID-19 Executive Order’s Restriction on Free Speech

(Lansing, MI) – Late last night, the American Freedom Law Center, a national, public interest law firm, filed a civil rights lawsuit against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the City of Detroit, challenging the constitutionality of the Governor’s Executive Order 2020-21 (“Shelter in Place” Order) as applied to criminalize the…

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Stay Vigilant!

In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court stated the following: “In times of unrest, whether caused by crime or racial conflict or fear of internal subversion [or, we would add, fear of a pandemic], this basic law [the Fourth Amendment right against unlawful search and seizures] and the values that it…

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AFLC Files Pro-Life Brief in SCOTUS

(Washington, D.C. – January 27, 2020)—Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a petition filed by Indiana officials asking the high court to review and reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

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AFLC Files Brief in SCOTUS on behalf of Priests for Life

(Washington, D.C.) — Priests for Life has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case June Medical Services LLC vs. Gee, a case in which the justices will decide on the constitutionality of a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges.…

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Fight Against Illegal Mosque Goes to Supreme Court!

On December 9, 2019, we filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the high court to grant review in this important case.  Our petition presents two critical questions for the Court’s review: Does a city council rule prohibiting private citizens from making disparaging comments…

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Detroit Police Silence Pro-Life Speech at Democrat Debates; Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed

(Detroit, Michigan)—Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Detroit and several City police officers, challenging their enforcement of various restrictions that prohibited pro-lifers from engaging in free speech activity during the Democrat presidential candidate debates held this past July at…

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