Category: In the News
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US Supreme Court: Kim Davis’ Case Targets Obergefell’s Overreach, Amicus Briefs Rally
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The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on November 7 whether to take up the case of former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, whose refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision made her a national figure in the debate over religious liberty and gay marriage.…
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Montgomery-based Foundation for Moral Law helps block Iowa school policy forcing teachers, students to use preferred pronouns
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A Federal Appeals court blocked an Iowa school system’s policy requiring school staff and students to use the preferred pronouns of others. Attorneys from the Alabama-based Foundation for Moral Law had a part in the court victory. The Linn-Mar Community School District in…
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Col. John Eidsmoe: Auburn is not a religion-free zone
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Some call it freedom from religion. I call it bigotry. I refer to the calls to censor religious expression at Auburn University. On Sept. 12, 2023, students and coaches held a Christian praise event in Auburn’s Neville Arena, believing the First Amendment applied to them even while…
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Foundation for Moral Law hopes SCOTUS will hear case of pastor charged for holding services during COVID
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It’s been called the most important case for religious freedom in our nation’s history. Spell v. Edwards involves a pastor who refused to halt services amid COVID regulations. A legal advocacy group in Alabama took the case and won a victory for religious freedom. However, the fight is not over…
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Air Force Vaccine Victory in the Sixth Circuit
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The Foundation for Moral Law is celebrating yesterday’s Doster v. Kendall decision of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirming a lower court class-wide injunction prohibiting the Air Force from requiring personnel with religious objections to undergo COVID vaccinations. The Air Force had required all personnel to get the…
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The State of Indiana Took their Private Lakefront Property Without Compensation
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For decades, Randy and Kim Pavlock have owned their home in Porter Beach, Indiana, and used their private beach along Lake Michigan for countless family events and recreation. They have made improvements on it and enjoyed it because it was their home; or so they thought. In 2018, the Indiana…
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Standing With Pastor Tony Spell
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On October 3rd, our founder, Judge Moore, argued at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in what may be the most important case for religious freedom in our Nation’s history, Spell v. Edwards, No. 22-30075. Tony Spell is the Pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton…
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Eagle Forum of Alabama and the Foundation for Moral Law
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The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to the Eagle Forum of Alabama demanding all documentation regarding their work on the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCAP), the law prohibiting transgender surgeries for minors. The Foundation joined 52 other organizations on Wednesday to file an amicus brief…
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Foundation Defends the Defenders
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The Foundation for Moral Law, an Alabama nonprofit organization dedicated to the defense of religious liberty and a strict interpretation of the Constitution as understood by its Framers, filed an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Friday on behalf of Navy personnel who were threatened with…
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Spell v. Edwards (No. 22-30075)
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted oral argument! It will take place on October 3rd, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. We will have more to say after the court hears our argument…
