ALLIANCE ALERTS 03/08/2013

Featured - Friday, March 8, 2013 Is artistic freedom in jeopardy? NM Supreme Court hearing over photographer’s conscience rights | Alliance Defending Freedom March 8, 2013 South Dakota governor signs extended abortion wait period law March 8, 2013 Mexico’s top court says ‘anti-gay terms’ are unprotected hate speech March 8, 2013 Pro-Lifers Debate Tactics But Stand United in Grassroots Anti-Abortion Tidal Wave March 8, 2013 Idaho Ruling Marks News Phase in Abortion Battle March 8, 2013 Australia: Polyamorists set up lobby group March 8, 2013 “Gay Activists Bully Tebow, Christian University” | Todd Starnes at Townhall March 8, 2013 What is International Women’s Day? Global feminism and socialism March 8, 2013 Bizarre U.S. Statement Touts Its War with Women March 8, 2013 Media Clips The Institution God Created – Pastors Joining Forces on Marriage | Erik Stanley at Speak Up Movement March 8, 2013 A Great Champion of Religious Freedom: Pope Benedict XVI | Rory Gray at Speak Up Movement March 8, 2013 Planned Parenthood under fire after botched Colo. abortion | CNA March 8, 2013 Obamacare Mandates Cripple Religious Freedom, Brief Says | Charisma News March 8, 2013 Colorado company defending its religious freedom | One News Now March 8, 2013 Colorado mortgage company files suit against birth control mandate | Denver Post (updated) March 8, 2013 Mobile pregnancy services provider shut down, sues Elgin | Courier News Chicago Sun Times March 8, 2013 Appeals Court Asked to Strike Down Obama’s HHS-Abortion Mandate | Life News March 8, 2013 Illinois Women Denied Free Pregnancy Services — Federal Lawsuit Filed Today | Christian Newswire March 8, 2013 Pa. Company Can Pursue Abortion Mandate Challenge March 8, 2013 Religious Liberty - USA St. Louis suburb joins ‘In God We Trust’ movement March 8, 2013 Mississippi governor expected to sign bill allowing prayer in schools, at events March 8, 2013 South Carolina Episcopal Bishop Sues Break-Away Parishes Over Right To Be Identified As Protestant Episcopal Church March 8, 2013 California Trial Court Issues Tentative Ruling Against Episcopal Church In Property Dispute March 8, 2013 PA: Court Refuses To Dismiss Challenge To 10 Commandments Monument March 8, 2013 Northwestern Creates Mandatory Diversity Program March 8, 2013 USCCB Committees Express Concerns Over Domestic Violence Legislation March 8, 2013 ‘Jesus Christ’ Banned from Council Prayers | Todd Starnes at Townhall March 8, 2013 Religious Liberty - Global UK: “Primary teacher job threat over gay marriage storybook” March 8, 2013 Tunisian PM Announces New Government March 8, 2013 UN Special Rapporteur Presents Findings On Rights of Religious Minorities March 8, 2013 Sanctity of Life - USA Support HB 505 to Protect Montanans from Assisted Suicide March 8, 2013 Proposed Wisconsin bill would allow families to file suit for wrongful death of fetus March 8, 2013 Both sides air arguments over proposed Va. abortion clinic rules March 8, 2013 NARAL Denies Abortion Increases Pre-Term Birth Risk, Opposes NC Sex Ed Law March 8, 2013 On abortion, Democrats have left the big tent March 8, 2013 Legal fight brewing over strict Arkansas abortion law March 8, 2013 Sanctity of Life - Global UN Report Claims Not Offering Women Abortion Equals Torture March 8, 2013 Head of UN development programme says reproductive rights central to female empowerment decries Russia, Malta, Vatican March 8, 2013 Marriage and Family - USA Phyllis Schlafly urges RNC to reaffirm opposition to marriage redefinition March 8, 2013 Quinnipiac Poll: “Catholics Back Same-Sex Marriage” | ABC March 8, 2013 Quinnipiac Poll: “Plurality of Americans supports same sex marriage, 47-43? March 8, 2013 Illinois Republican chairman under fire for supporting marriage redefinition March 8, 2013 “From Stonewall to payroll: Why employers are urging the Supreme Court to back gay marriage” | The Economist March 8, 2013 Mass. Democrats Fault GOP’s Sullivan On Marriage March 8, 2013 DOMA and Federalism: What are the limits of Congress’s power to define terms in federal statutes? A Reply to Whelan and Rosenkranz March 8, 2013 Debating DOMA and Federalism March 8, 2013 “I’m Gay and I Oppose Same-Sex Marriage” | Doug Mainwaring at Public Discourse March 8, 2013 It’s time to overturn DOMA | Bill Clinton at Washington Post March 8, 2013 Marriage and Family - Global “During Benedict’s Papacy, Religious Observance Among Catholics in Europe Remained Low but Stable” | Pew Forum March 8, 2013 “Half Of Girls In South Sudan Forced To Marry” | AP March 8, 2013 Bench and Bar - USA Yes, civil procedure will be on the bar exam March 8, 2013 Two law schools offer a money-back guarantee — with strings attached March 8, 2013 Nev. Federal Judge Nominee Withdraws Amid Impasse March 8, 2013 “DOJ agrees with US Sentencing Commission that child porn guidelines are badly broken” March 8, 2013 Senate Mostly Blamed For Agency And Court Vacancies, But Obama Isn’t Helping March 8, 2013 Can the Court change Americans’ views? March 8, 2013 Miscellaneous - USA NJ’s Christie Committed To Sports Betting Fight March 8, 2013 Health Care Law Now Faces Biggest Challenge: American Consumers March 8, 2013 Sen. Carl Levin’s Decision Opens Michigan Seat In 2014 March 8, 2013 This publication is a resource of the Alliance Defending Freedom. It reports information relevant to Alliance Defending Freedom's mission. Content reported herein should not be construed as Alliance Defending Freedom approval or disapproval of the material in question. Many reported materials are created by groups that oppose Alliance Defending Freedom's mission. Some content may not be appropriate for all audiences.