This case challenges a rule adopted by the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board on the grounds that the rule, Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g), controls how attorneys who practice in Pennsylvania may speak on issues including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. This new rule, which infringes on attorneys’ First Amendment rights to free speech, applies special nondiscriminatory…
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Mifepristone and misoprostol are the two drugs that, when used together, make up a chemical abortion, or the abortion pill. Mifepristone first received FDA approval in 2000 and because of the substantial dangers, it came with restrictions on who could dispense it, where it could be used, and to what point in a pregnancy it could be used. During the COVID pandemic, the FDA temporarily and then permanently…
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Christian Healthcare Centers is a religious, nonprofit healthcare and wellness ministry in Michigan that serves all people. Christian Healthcare was founded to provide a distinctly Christian alternative to traditional primary care by striving to meet its patients’ medical, emotional and spiritual needs. Its mission is defined by religious beliefs that are deeply rooted and intertwined with all…
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Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington (“the Mission”) is a nonprofit religious organization that was founded as a Christian ministry in 1936. Since its founding, the Mission has faithfully served its community by ministering to the homeless and those members of its community who have needed a helping hand. The Mission serves all people regardless of who they are and what they believe by providing…
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Sacred Heart Academy, a religious school in Michigan, was founded as a ministry to support parents who desire to provide a Christ-centered education for their children. Sacred Heart promotes a culture that is intentional in transmitting the Catholic faith and its doctrine through both teaching and practice. To fulfill its mission, Sacred Heart requires its teachers and other employees to believe, support…
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In Pennsylvania, as in many other states, there is a law allowing for “released time” for public school students to receive religious instruction outside of school during the school day. For decades, the Pennsylvania State Police and PennDOT recognized that groups like Joy El Ministries may provide bus transportation for students to attend “released time” programs — only so long as they…
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