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Nevada District Attorneys Seeks Order to Allow Enforcement of Nevada’s Parental-Notice Law for Minors Seeking Abortion On Thursday, Jason D. Woodbury, Carson City District Attorney, and Stephen B. Rye, Lyon County District Attorney, petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to order the district court to lift an injunction which bars enforcement of Nevada’s requirement that parents of minors seeking abortion be notified before any abortion. The injunction should have been lifted because it was based on a federal abortion right that no longer exists after the 2022 Dobbs decision overruled Roe v. Wade, but the district court refused to do so.

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Pro-life organization Oregon Right to Life (“ORTL”), represented by the Bopp Law Firm, PC, is asking a federal district court judge to block the government from forcing it pay for the very thing it is devoted to fighting against. An Oregon law (the “Mandate”) requires virtually all health insurance plans to cover abortion. Because ORTL does not qualify for the Mandate’s narrow exceptions, this requires it to purchase employee insurance plans that cover abortion. ORTL objects to abortion on religious grounds, so this violates ORTL’s religious liberty.

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On Tuesday, attorney James Bopp, Jr., of The Bopp Law Firm, PC, argued in Nevada's federal court that the court should lift its order barring enforcement of Nevada's requirement that parents be notified when their minor children seek an abortion. The request was made in a motion by Jason D. Woodbury, Carson City District Attorney, and Stephen B. Rye, Lyon County District Attorney. The case is Glick v. Ford.

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TERRE HAUTE - On Tuesday, a federal court prohibited enforcement of an Indiana law that, in violation of the First Amendment, limited corporate contributions to PACs for independent expenditures. This ruling represents a complete victory for Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund (“IRTL Victory Fund”) and for all who value the constitutional right to engage in political speech, which is at the core of the First Amendment. IRTL Victory Fund, an Indiana state PAC, makes only independent expenditures only, in races for Indiana state and local offices. Thus, it is an “independent expenditure-only PAC” (such PACs are also called “Super PACs”). Its expenditures are not coordinated with any candidate and it does not give money to the candidates. Together with Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., a corporation wishing to donate to it, IRTL Victory Fund had argued that Indiana's election law violates the First Amendment by limiting corporate contributions to PACs for independent expenditures.

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On Tuesday, a federal judge refused to stop Oregon from forcing Oregon Right to Life (“ORTL”), which opposes abortion on religious grounds, to pay for abortion in its employee health-insurance plan. Represented by the Bopp Law Firm, PC, ORTL had sued last year to seek relief from an Oregon law requiring virtually all health insurance plans to cover abortion (“the Mandate”). Because ORTL does not qualify for the Mandate’s narrow exceptions, this requires ORTL to purchase such plans for all of its employees, which violates ORTL’s religious liberty.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Friday, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) filed a friend of the court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting Idaho's efforts to uphold its Defense of Life Act. Idaho's protective pro-life law ensures that women and their unborn children are not placed at risk by abortion. The Defense of Life Act includes exceptions for cases where the mother's life is at risk or in instances of sexual assault. The Biden administration is attempting to misuse the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to advance a pro-abortion agenda. This federal law, originally created to safeguard access to emergency care, is now being used as a tool to force hospitals nationwide to perform abortions.

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Terre Haute - On Thursday, the National Right to Life Committee, Inc. (NRLC) issued requests for records relating to the Army’s designation of it as a “terrorist group” during a training event at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, on July 10, 2024. Shockingly, the training event included a slide listing National Right to Life under the bold, all-caps heading, “TERRORIST GROUPS,” as well as bullet points listing examples such as “Pro Life” and “Oppose Row [sic] v Wade.” Were these baseless and sweeping vilifications of NRLC and pro-life people in general not appalling enough, the slide also mentioned peaceful pro-life activities, such as sidewalk counseling.

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South Bend, Indiana - On Friday, The Irish Rover, an independent, non-profit, student publication “devoted to preserving the Catholic identity of Notre Dame” filed a response in the Indiana Court of Appeals to an appeal by abortion advocate and Notre Dame Professor Tamara Kay in her attempt to revive a dismissed defamation suit against them. The Irish Rover is represented by The Bopp Law Firm.

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Indianapolis, Indiana - On Thursday, The Bopp Law Firm filed an amicus (or “friend of the court”) brief on behalf of the Young America’s Foundation in support of John M. Kluge, a Christian teacher who was forced to quit his job at an Indiana public school for following his religious beliefs and not referring to transgender students by their preferred pronouns. Mr. Kluge was pushed out of his job for simply asking to use last names for all students, rather than using transgender students' preferred first names and pronouns. Brownsburg Community School Corporation initially agreed but later changed its mind, telling Mr. Kluge he had to quit if he wouldn't use names that went against his religious beliefs. “The school district's attempt to force Mr. Kluge to violate his Christian beliefs is a blatant attack on religious liberty and the First Amendment,” said James Bopp, Jr., lead counsel on YAF’s brief. “ We cannot allow activist administrators to bully faithful teachers out of our classrooms simply for living out their religious beliefs.”

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Indianapolis, Indiana - On Monday, Notre Dame Law School Professors Stephanie Barclay and Richard Garnett filed an amicus (or “friend of the court”) brief in support of Indiana’s current abortion law. The brief they wrote supports the Indiana Attorney General’s efforts to ask the Indiana Supreme Court to review a court of appeals decision which prevents enforcement of Indiana’s abortion law.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Wednesday, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) filed a friend of the court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the Biden administration’s mandate that federal law creates a right to abortion on demand throughout all fifty states in hospital emergency rooms. The brief supports Idaho’s pro-life law, Defense of Life Act.

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Indianapolis, Indiana - James Bopp, Jr., of The Bopp Law Firm, PC, testified in front of the Indiana Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee on Tuesday that House Bill 1235 should be passed. The bill would prevent Gary, Indiana, from continuing a lawsuit intended to prohibit the sale of fir...

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Terre Haute - Oregon Right to Life (“ORTL”) has brought a challenge in federal court against Oregon’s mandate that ORTL pay for abortion in its employee healthcare plan. ORTL argues that this requirement (the “Mandate”) should be struck down. In 2017, Oregon adopted a law that required virtually all health insurance plans to cover abortion. Because ORTL does not qualify for this Mandate’s narrow exception, this requires ORTL to purchase such plans for all of its employees. But ORTL opposes abortion on religious grounds. As a result, ORTL filed suit to challenge the Mandate’s constitutionality, because it is well-established that the First Amendment prohibits the government from requiring anyone to violate sincere religious beliefs without a “compelling” reason.

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South Bend, Indiana - On Friday, The Irish Rover, independent, non-profit, student publication “devoted to preserving the Catholic identity of Notre Dame” asked a court to force Dr. Tamara Kay, a professor at Notre Dame, to pay $178,000 in legal fees for a frivolous defamation suit she brought against The Irish Rover and lost. Earlier this month, the state court in South Bend dismissed Dr. Kay’s defamation suit against The Irish Rover. Indiana law has an “Anti-SLAPP” law which protects someone when exercising their right of free speech against a frivolous suit by dismissing the case. The Anti-SLAPP law also requires the person who filed the meritless suit to pay the attorney’s fees for the defendant. That is exactly what happened to The Irish Rover and is why the court dismissed Dr. Kay’s lawsuit. Now, Dr. Kay will be obligated to pay The Irish Rover’s attorney’s fees.

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PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, January 24, 2023 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] Economist Files Brief in Support of Florida, Texas Laws That Protect Free Speech on Social Media Terre Haute, Indiana – On Tuesday, Professor Eric...

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South Bend, Indiana - On Monday, a state court dismissed a defamation suit against The Irish Rover, an independent, non-profit, student publication “devoted to preserving the Catholic identity of Notre Dame.” The court found that the defamation lawsuit, which was filed by Dr. Tamara Kay, a professor at Notre Dame and an outspoken abortion rights activist, was meritless. When someone exercises his right to free speech on a matter of public concern and is “slapped” with a frivolous suit, Indiana’s “Anti-SLAPP” law provides a way for the defendant to get the suit dismissed early in the legal process, saving valuable time and resources along the way. That is exactly what happened to The Irish Rover and is why the court dismissed Dr. Kay’s lawsuit.

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PRESS RELEASE September 8, 2023 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] INDIANA – On Thursday, James Bopp, counsel for Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund (“IRTL Victory Fund”), a PAC that makes only independent expenditures, ar...

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PRESS RELEASE September 5, 2023 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] Today Oregon Right to Life (“ORTL”) sued for relief from Oregon's requirement (the “Mandate”) that ORTL provide coverage in its employee health-insurance p...

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PRESS RELEASE September 5, 2023 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] On September 1, Missouri Right to Life (“MRTL”) filed a friend-of-the-court brief showing why an initiative to put an abortion right in the state constitut...

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PRESS RELEASE August 25, 2023 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] New Mexico – On August 17, 2023, a federal court ruled in favor of the Republican Party of New Mexico and other parties (“NMGOP”) concerned with the right to...

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South Bend, Indiana – On Wednesday, The Irish Rover, an  independent, non-profit, student publication “devoted to preserving the Catholic identity of Notre Dame” filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit that was filed against it by Dr. Tamara Kay, a professor at Notre Dame and an outspoken ...

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PRESS RELEASE July 3, 2023 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] In June, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept for review cases involving undercover-journalist reporting of person...

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PRESS RELEASE December 1, 2022 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; [email protected] Today, the National Police Association (“NPA”) and the National Fallen Officers Foundation (“NFOF”) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to limit statutory protecti...

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Atlanta, GA – Last week, a judge in Fulton County agreed with Secretary of State Raffensperger's finding that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene did not “engage in insurrection” on January 6th and is qualified to run for Congress, despite a liberal activist group's effort to disqualify her. This is Rep....

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