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On Friday (September 6, 2024), a Michigan District Court judge in Pontiac “bound over” Andrew Hess following the close of his preliminary examination, sending the case to the Oakland County Circuit Court for trial on the felony charge of making a “terrorist threat.” This criminal offense carries a maximum 20-year…

August 20, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a class action federal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department have both allowed and created conditions…

(Chicago, IL – July 16, 2024) – Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), along with Notre Dame Law Professor Gerard Bradley, filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case of Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation. The…

As we celebrate this 4th of July—our Independence Day from tyranny—we must never forget the courage of our Founders.  When they signed that historic declaration, they were signing a death warrant for it was an act of Treason.  But these men—imperfections and all—were divinely inspired and were God’s instruments in…

(Cleveland, Ohio) – The weaponization of Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) continues.  This time, government lawyers have filed a civil lawsuit under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) against several pro-lifers arising out of two peaceful rescues held at abortion centers in northern Ohio in June 2021.…

June 20, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) served the City of Los Angeles with notice that it intends to file a lawsuit against the City for effectively taking private property in violation of the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution and for creating…

On Friday, May 3, 2024, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a motion to dismiss the politically-motivated criminal case brought by the Oakland County Prosecutor against AFLC’s client, Andrew Hess. As argued in the brief, the criminal charge plainly violates the First Amendment.  As a result, the case should…

(Washington, D.C. – April 15, 2024) Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the high court to review its case against Attorney General Merrick Garland filed on behalf of parents from Loudoun County, Virginia and Saline,…

(Ann Arbor, Michigan) – On April 10, 2024, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), along with co-counsel Great Lakes Justice Center, filed a full-throated response to a motion to dismiss their federal lawsuit challenging Proposal 3, which resulted in the creation of Article I, § 28 of the Michigan Constitution.…

(Pontiac, Michigan) – On April 4, 2024, Andrew Hess was arraigned in the 50th District Court in Pontiac, Michigan on the charge of “making a terrorist threat,” which is a felony offense that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years confinement and a $20,000 fine. Hess, who is represented by…