Opportunity Scholarship Update
The North Carolina Supreme Court, on September 2, dismissed a request from legislative leaders and parents to temporarily reinstate North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program while a lawsuit makes its way through the courts. The good news is that the high court dismissed the emergency motion “without prejudice.” This means that school choice proponents can re-file […]
Letter Highlights Religious Liberty in Public Schools
Despite the claims of a national atheist group, North Carolina’s public school teachers and staff do not lose their First Amendment right to private religious expression when they enter the classroom, according to a letter sent to school administrators this week by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and co-signed by the North Carolina Family Policy Council. […]
Governor McCrory Responds to Marriage Challenge
North Carolina Governor Pat A McCrory told reporters Wednesday that the state’s marriage laws should remain intact until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a definitive ruling on the issue. According to a report by NBC Charlotte, after receiving thousands of petitions from homosexual activists urging him to stop defending North Carolina’s marriage protection laws, the […]
Battle for NC’s Opportunity Scholarships Not Over, Despite Injunction
A superior court judge’s ruling yesterday that halted North Carolina’s new Opportunity Scholarship program, leaving in limbo nearly 2,000 low-income students who were awarded scholarships for private schools, will be immediately appealed by the State and school choice proponents. In an order issued August 21, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled that North Carolina’s Opportunity […]
ALERT: Supreme Court Puts Hold on Redefinition of Marriage in Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia will not begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples tomorrow as some expected, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court order filed this afternoon. In a one-page order issued on August 20, the high court granted a Virginia Circuit Court Clerk’s request for a stay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
Study Highlights Why Marriage Matters
The results of a recent national survey on the attitudes of American churchgoers who support same-sex “marriage” provide new insights into the question of why same-sex “marriage” matters, especially to the Church. The survey was conducted by Professor Mark Regnerus, a sociologist at the University of Texas at Austin, who analyzed data from his recent […]
Forsyth County Prayer Battle Continues
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina is continuing its efforts to suppress public prayer in localities across the Tar Heel State, despite a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year that upheld the American tradition of uncensored prayer before public meetings. In a brief filed August 12 with a federal […]
ALERT: Fourth Circuit Denies Stay of Virginia Marriage Ruling
Today, August 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a Virginia Circuit Court Clerk’s request to temporarily stay its July 28 decision striking down Virginia’s marriage laws, while a request is filed with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. As we previously reported, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys, who […]
Opportunity Scholarship Grants to be Issued Next Week
Despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging the program, North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Grants, that will enable eligible lower-income students in North Carolina to attend the non-public school of their choice, are scheduled for distribution on August 15. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood, on July 30, denied a request that would have prevented the State from distributing […]
Clerk Asks Fourth Circuit to Put Marriage Ruling On Hold
A Virginia Circuit Court Clerk has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to put its recent decision striking down Virginia’s marriage laws on hold pending a request to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. On August 1, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys, who represent Prince William County Clerk of […]