Here are the highlights for August: * In 2017, we filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan, and its Mayor, alleging violations of federal and state law. Â The lawsuit was filed on behalf of seven City residents who oppose the construction… Read More
Here are the highlights for July: * On July 2, the California Court of Appeals ruled in our favor in an important free speech case. Earlier this year, AFLC Co-Founder and Senior Counsel Robert Muise argued this case before a three-judge panel of the court. At issue… Read More
Here are the highlights for June: * On June 4, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) settled a case originally filed 11 years ago in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. We brought this lawsuit against CAIR on behalf of five victims of… Read More
Here are the highlights for May: * On May 6, we filed our reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of our petition asking the high court to review a case in which the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rejected our clients’ “Support Free… Read More
Here are the highlights for April: * On April 8, AFLC Co-Founder and Senior Counsel Robert Muise was the featured speaker at a meeting of the Great Lakes TEA Party in Michigan. The meeting was well attended (nearly 200 people), standing room only. The attendees were very… Read More
In the past, when pro-lifers engaged in protected First Amendment activity, like preaching the Gospel or holding pro-life signs or signing worship songs, on the public sidewalk right outside of the waiting room of the Capital Care Network abortion center in Toledo, Ohio, the police would arrive… Read More
Here are the highlights for March: *On March 12, AFLC filed a First Amended Complaint in our lawsuit against the Michigan Attorney General and the Director of Michigan’s Department of Civil Rights, adding additional allegations, which include a statement posted by Dana Nessel, the Michigan AG, on… Read More
Here are the highlights for February: * On February 12, we had our first conference with the federal court judge presiding in our case Zastrow v. City of Toledo, where we are representing two pro-lifers who are challenging the City’s repeated enforcement of state and local laws… Read More
First: Last month, we filed a “writ of mandamus” in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This is an extraordinary measure. Generally, a petition for a mandamus order is made to compel a judicial officer to perform a duty owed to the petitioner. It… Read More
Here are the highlights for January—we are starting the year off with a “bang”: *On January 10, we filed a “writ of mandamus” in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This is an extraordinary measure. Generally, a petition for a mandamus order is made… Read More
