The National Legal Foundation - Supporting the Biblical Foundations of American Law

VICTORIES!

The National Legal Foundation wins unusual Supreme Court victory on behalf of Pro-life client:

Read our Press Release about this wonderful victory here. Read the Supreme Court’s opinion here. See “Recent Briefs” (opposite column) for our Petition and Reply in our Lefemine v. Wideman case.

The City of Lancaster, CA got sued because it opens its Council meetings with prayer—including prayers in Jesus' name. We helped the City defend these prayers with this brief.

And the Ninth Circuit agreed—the prayers are constitutional!

Oregon State University thought it could confiscate the newspapers and bins of a conservative student organization while permitting the liberal paper to be distributed. We helped prove they couldn’t! Read our brief here.

The town of Greensburgh, NY, tried to stop a church from building a sanctuary and school on its own property. The case went on for nine years! But the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has finally ruled in the church’s favor. Read our Brief here.

The ACLU attacked another Ten Commandments display. And we helped defend it with this brief. The battle isn’t over, but the Ten Commandments are still standing!

When the Freedom From Religion Foundation attacked a Nativity Scene, we defended it—successfully—with this brief.

WELCOME

Welcome to the National Legal Foundation!

The NLF is a Christian public interest law firm dedicated to the preservation of America's freedom and constitutional rights. Since the organization was founded in 1985, we have been actively involved in defending religious liberty throughout the courtrooms of the United States. Our efforts, however, do not stop at the courtroom door.

Our goal is to make the American people aware of the law's personal impact. The erosion of our religious freedom is real. If our leaders and citizens in communities across America are not aware of the danger, they will be ill-prepared to respond when their rights are violated. It is this lack of readiness that the National Legal Foundation seeks to remedy.

RECENT BRIEFS

The Obamacare abortion mandate: Christian business owners and organizations all across the United States are fighting back against the federal regulations that force them to fund other people's abortions in violation of their consciences. Read our briefs in these cases by clicking below.

Annex Medical v. Sebelius (March 14, 2013)

Liberty University v. Geithner (March 6, 2013)

Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius (February 19, 2013)

Korte v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (February 4, 2013)

O’Brien v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (November 20, 2012)

February 26, 2013—ACLU of North Carolina v. Tata—It should come as no surprise that the ACLU is suing over a pro-life license plate. But we are fighting back! Read our brief here.

January 9, 2013—Pickup v. Brown—The state of California is trying to make it illegal to counsel young people that they can abandon the homosexual lifestyle if they choose! We filed a brief in federal court, explaining why this law is unconstitutional!

September 20, 2012—Lefemine v. Wideman—This is our second brief at the United States Supreme Court in this case. Our first brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the case and reverse the lower court’s decision (read more about it below) was met by our opponent’s brief telling the Court that they need not hear the case and that the lower court was right. This is WRONG, and this case is important not only for our client but also EVERYONE whose civil rights are violated. Read our brief that explains why here.

July 31, 2012—Lefemine v. Wideman—A federal court determined that our client had his free exercise, free speech, AND free assembly rights violated. Congress passed a law that allows our client to collect attorney’s fees in such a situation. But the court—and the court of appeals—said “No!” We are asking the Supreme Court to protect our client and ALL those whose civil rights are violated by reversing the lower courts. Read our brief here.

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