Lawrence D. Jones

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• Sep 2, 2010

  Ill. High Court Rejects Request to Transfer Parental Notice Case

  A divided Illinois Supreme Court denied a request to transfer the legal case pending against the state\'s Parental Notice of Abortion Act from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court.

• Aug 31, 2010

  Calif. Gov. Urged to Veto Bill 'Strengthening' Religious Freedom

  An openly gay state senator is urging Schwarzenegger to veto a bill seeks to define the union between a man and a woman as a \"civil marriage\" rather than a marriage.

• Aug 31, 2010

  Judge Declines to Dismiss Charges Against Christian Street Preachers

  A district court judge in Michigan declined to dismiss a case against four street preachers who were arrested back in June after engaging in conversations with attendees of a large Arab festival.

• Aug 30, 2010

  Gov't Appeals Ruling on FCC Indecency Policy

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is appealing last month\'s federal court ruling that struck down the regulating agency\'s indecency policy.

• Aug 26, 2010

  Ky. High Court: Christian Healthcare Program is Insurance

  A community-based healthcare program for Christians that receives money from its participants and distributes the funds to help others pay medical bills qualifies as an insurance program, ruled the court.

• Aug 26, 2010

  Va. AG: Local Gov'ts Can Display Religious Holiday Symbols

  The Virginia government's main legal adviser says local governmental entities are \"never\" categorically compelled to prohibit holiday displays, including those incorporating recognizably religious symbols.

• Aug 25, 2010

  Lawsuit Filed to Uncover Truth About Mich. Abortionist

  An attorney with a pro-life law firm filed a lawsuit Monday to compel disclosure of public records that indicate why a doctor in Michigan was not punished for tossing aborted fetuses and patient records in the trash.

• Aug 24, 2010

  Court: Calif. 'Prosperity' Preacher Can Sue ABC for Defamation

  A federal appeals court has reinstated a Los Angeles preacher's defamation lawsuit against ABC's popular news program "20/20."

• Aug 24, 2010

  Family Research Council Calls on Supporters to Help Raise $2.5M

  Prominent conservative group Family Research Council is looking to raise $2.5 million by Sept. 30 to meet its fiscal-year budget.

• Aug 23, 2010

  Survey: 2 in 3 Say Religion Losing Influence on American Life

  Two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) currently say that religion is losing its influence on American life, up from 59 percent who said the same in July 2006, according to the latest national survey by the Pew Research Center.