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Thomas More Society lawyers caution Illinois school board's proposed 'Culturally Responsive' standards are 'unconstitutional'
A conservative national public interest law firm says it will challenge what it characterizes as vague and progressive new teaching standards set for approval by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) on Wednesday.
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California law firm facing challenge in placing ads alerting women to alleged Planned Parenthood practices
A California law firm working as special counsel for the Chicago-based Thomas More Society has been stymied in its attempts to place TV ads alerting former clients of Planned Parenthood, an abortion provider, that they could be entitled to compensation through legal action.
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Illinois churches declare victory as Pritzker allows houses of worship to reopen
Facing lawsuits from multiple churches and a deadline from the U.S. Supreme Court, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has agreed that churches and other houses of worship can reopen in Illinois.
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From NW Illinois News
Lena pastor planning services after losing restraining order case against Pritzker's restrictions
The northern Illinois church that made national headlines for holding in-person services last Sunday is planning services again for this Sunday, in defiance of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order.
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From NW Illinois News
Pritzker concedes to churches holding services with limited attendance
Facing legal action from a Christian church in Lena, Gov. Pritzker updated his executive stay-at-home order on April 30, allowing churches to reopen and hold services if they limit attendance to 10 or fewer.
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OPINION: Women Scholars Oppose Contraceptive Mandate at United States Supreme Court
The Affordable Care Act continues to threaten both religious and women’s freedom according to an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief filed with the United States Supreme Court by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Women Scholars.
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'Terrible verdict' in Planned Parenthood undercover video case sets up promising appeal, pro-life attorneys say
Attorneys with the pro-life legal group, the Thomas More Society, said that the “terrible verdict” on Friday in the federal racketeering (RICO) case brought by Planned Parenthood in California against David Daleiden and other undercover reporters is nonetheless a sign of a promising appeal, if not a potentially drawn out one.
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Court's showing of news report on fetal body parts harvesting hurts Planned Parenthood's case, lawyers say
Attorneys with the Chicago-based Thomas More Society were elated when a federal judge on Tuesday permitted jurors to view an ABC News “20/20” episode that defendant David Daleiden said was the inspiration for his own undercover films into the harvesting of fetal body parts.
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New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,' group says
With regard to Planned Parenthood's behemoth abortion facility that was built in secrecy near the southern Illinois-Missouri state line, leaders at the Thomas More Society insist they’ve seen this kind of thing before.
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Thomas More Society seeking clients to fight Illinois’ “exceptionally evil” abortion rights law
The Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based public interest law firm, is looking for clients to challenge Illinois’ Reproductive Health Act, the nation’s most extreme abortion rights law rushed through the General Assembly and signed into law by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 12.
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Breen calls on Illinoisans 'to be as huge and vigorous' as before in parental notification fight
Peter Breen, vice president and senior counsel for the Thomas More Society, argues that legislation to eliminate a parent’s right to know if their child is planning to undergo an abortion is so radical that not even many pro-abortion supporters can rally behind it.
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Abortion on verge of becoming limitless right in Illinois, topping freedom of speech
A pro-life legal expert says the right to abortion would become the “summit” right in Illinois if the Senate, as expected, passes the Reproductive Health Act, which the House approved Tuesday.
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GOP lawmakers heading to court to block bill that funds abortions
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and several other Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion organizations will argue against the implementation of House Bill 40, which increases public funding for abortions, in court on Dec. 28, according to a report from Illinois News Network.
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Powerful legal society files suit against publicly-funded abortion law
A powerful national group of anti-abortion attorneys has filed a lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Illinois taxpayers against House Bill 40, legislation that provides public funds for elective abortions that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law in late September.
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Lawsuit filed to block Illinois abortion coverage bill
The Thomas More Society filed a lawsuit Thursday to block HB 40, a state law that would expand coverage of elective abortions.