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Latest Press Releases https://www.prlog.org/13127995-va-supreme-court-affirms-adoption-victory-for-masts-in-internationally-watched-baby-doe-case.html In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in favor of Joshua and Stephanie Mast, upholding their adoption of a severely wounded orphaned child rescued by U.S. military forces in Afghanistan.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:22:30 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13051847-breaking-federal-court-says-city-of-los-angeles-must-answer-homelessness-lawsuit.html Today, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that the American Freedom Law Center's class action lawsuit, alleging the City and its police department have systematically been relocating homeless encampments from public...Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:40:21 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13036042-city-of-los-angeles-served-with-federal-class-action-lawsuit-over-homelessness.html On August 26, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) served its class action federal complaint filed previously in the District Court for the Western District of California alleging that the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles..Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:30:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13034627-breaking-la-sued-for-failing-to-control-homeless-encampments.html Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a class action federal complaint in the U.S.Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:49:21 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12934310-judge-allows-attorney-general-to-target-parents-as-domestic-terrorists-parents-vow-to-appeal.html By American Freedom Law Center, Inc. Late last Friday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. dismissed on "standing" grounds a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against Attorney General Merrick Garland by the American Freedom Law Center ("AFLC").Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:40:33 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12871447-breaking-news-federal-class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-twitter-biden.html Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a federal civil rights class action lawsuit against President Biden, Twitter, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, alleging that Twitter is censoring speech critical of the administration's COVID-19 vaccination.Thu, 27 May 2021 23:54:09 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12773665-federal-court-approves-settlement-agreement-and-ends-cair-fraud-case.html Yesterday afternoon the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the parties' joint motion to finally dismiss the 11-year long battle between three of the victims of a massive fraud first carried out, and then concealed, by the...Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:04:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12773091-cair-settles-with-fraud-victims-after-two-adverse-court-decisions.html The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has settled a case originally filed 11 years ago in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:08:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12766266-cair-lawsuit-against-oklahoma-gun-range-dismissed.html On Friday, April 19, and without any prior notice, Raja'ee Fatihah, a board member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Oklahoma, filed a motion to dismiss his lawsuit against Chad and Nicole Neal, the owners of an Oklahoma gun range.Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:20:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12756913-aflc-sues-michigan-attorney-general-over-policy-to-target-groups-based-on-political-views.html Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Dana Nessel, the Attorney General of Michigan, and Agustin V.Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:10:22 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12735890-texas-supreme-court-dismissal-of-clock-boy-defamation-lawsuit-stands.html Today, the Texas Supreme Court denied Mohamed Mohamed's request for the high court to review the lower courts' rulings dismissing in its entirety a defamation lawsuit filed by Mohamed Mohamed on his own behalf and on behalf of his 15-year old son, Ahmed..Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:17:10 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12731963-ninth-circuit-rules-that-rejection-of-faces-of-global-terrorism-ad-violates-first-amendment.html Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled that King County's rejection of a "Faces of Global Terrorism" ad submitted by Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and their organization, the American Freedom...Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:56:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12718482-appeals-court-dismissal-of-clock-boys-defamation-lawsuit-affirmed-award-of-aflc-lawyers-fees-affirmed.html Yesterday, the Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District in Dallas affirmed the trial court's ruling dismissing in its entirety a defamation lawsuit filed by Mohamed Mohamed on his own behalf and on behalf of his 15-year old son, Ahmed Mohamed.Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:54:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12715938-supreme-court-agrees-with-aflc-trump-travel-ban-is-constitutional.html This morning the Supreme Court released its long-awaited opinion on the most recent version of the "Trump Travel Ban," concluding that the President acted constitutionally and within the law in all respects.Wed, 27 Jun 2018 03:15:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12713912-another-cair-inspired-lawsuit-dismissed-muslim-women-to-dismiss-lawsuit-against-urth-caffe.html Seven Muslim women, who claimed in a lawsuit filed in May 2016 that Urth Caffe had discriminated against them by enforcing a 45-minute seating policy, have agreed to dismiss their lawsuit.Thu, 14 Jun 2018 23:56:54 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12678525-court-approves-urth-caffes-motion-to-name-anonymous-muslim-women-who-trespassed.html The Superior Court in Orange County just recently granted Urth Caffe's motion seeking to amend its cross-complaint by publicly naming all seven Muslim women accused of trespassing at the Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach.Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:16:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12678237-federal-judge-to-decide-if-cairs-ties-to-hamas-and-the-muslim-brotherhood-are-relevant-to-trial.html Federal Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, is preparing to rule on an evidentiary question that could expose the Council on American-Islamic Relation (CAIR) as a front for Hamas and the.Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:13:45 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12662993-urth-caffe-names-anonymous-muslim-women-who-trespassed-and-later-claimed-discrimination.html Today, Urth Caffe filed a motion seeking to amend its cross-complaint by publicly naming all seven Muslim women accused of trespassing at the Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach.Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:24:37 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12659124-aflc-files-brief-in-scotus-on-behalf-of-national-security-experts.html Trump Travel Ban is Constitutional as Interim Step to Extreme Vetting for Islamist Sharia IdeologyThu, 17 Aug 2017 16:56:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12645706-lawsuit-filed-against-black-history-museum-for-suppressing-speech-exposing-black-genocide.html Last Friday, the American Freedom Law Center, a national public interest law firm, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S.Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:06:37 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12626027-sterling-heights-michigan-residents-sue-city-to-stop-construction-of-mosque.html Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan, and its Mayor, Michael C. Taylor, alleging violations of federal and state law.  The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:27:17 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12624738-appeal-filed-challenging-federal-statute-authorizing-social-media-censorship.html Yesterday, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed its opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a federal lawsuit challenging Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) under the First Amendment.Tue, 07 Mar 2017 14:31:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12622816-lawsuit-to-proceed-against-suny-buffalo-for-permitting-protestors-to-silence-speech.html On February 10, a federal judge sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York issued an important First Amendment ruling in the civil rights lawsuit filed by the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) against several officials from..Mon, 27 Feb 2017 19:41:38 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12612413-court-clock-boys-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed-aflc-lawyers-ask-court-to-award-sanctions.html Following a nearly three-hour hearing held yesterday, newly appointed District Court Judge Maricela Moore dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Mohamed Mohamed on his own behalf and on behalf of his 15-year old son, Ahmed Mohamed.Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:38:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12606106-clock-boys-defamation-lawsuit-attacked-as-lawfare-aflc-lawyers-ask-court-to-award-sanctions.html Yesterday, lawyers for the Center for Security Policy ("CSP") and Jim Hanson filed a motion in a Dallas, Texas court seeking to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Mohamed Mohamed on his own behalf and on behalf of his 15-year old son, Ahmed Mohamed.Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:05:46 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12603645-court-rules-urth-caffes-countersuit-against-muslim-women-for-trespass-stands-prepare-for-trial.html Yesterday, the Honorable John C. Gastelum, the California Superior Court judge in Santa Ana overseeing the contentious lawsuit between Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach and seven Muslim women, ruled definitively that Urth Caffe's countersuit for trespass will...Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:17:45 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12603320-pro-life-demonstrator-sues-city-and-abortion-facility-for-unlawful-arrest-and-imprisonment.html Today, the American Freedom Law Center, in cooperation with the Thomas More Society of Chicago, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S.Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:23:18 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12600293-urth-caffe-responds-to-motion-to-strike-its-lawsuit-countersuing-muslim-women-for-trespass.html Yesterday, the Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach filed its brief and evidentiary proofs supporting its lawsuit countersuing seven Muslim women for trespass.Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:10:47 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12596446-ny-federal-appeals-court-to-hear-case-involving-censorship-of-christian-public-school-teacher.html Tomorrow morning, Robert Muise, Senior Counsel at the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), will present oral argument before the U.S.Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:54:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12590501-judgment-entered-against-wayne-county-sheriffs-for-violating-christians-free-speech-rights.html Today, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered final judgment in favor of a group of Christian evangelists who were violently attacked by a hostile Muslim mob while preaching at the Arab Festival in...Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:12:23 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12572535-federal-government-authorizes-social-media-to-censor-anti-islam-speech-lawsuit-filed.html Today, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) under the First Amendment.Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:33:45 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12567301-dc-circuit-cair-must-stand-trial-for-massive-fraud.html The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today reversed a trial court's ruling dismissing a fraud case brought against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:38:03 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12555320-urth-caffe-retains-aflc-to-countersue-muslim-women-fraudulently-claiming-discrimination.html Shortly after being served with a fraudulent lawsuit alleging religious discrimination, the Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach retained the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) to respond to the litigation.Wed, 04 May 2016 15:20:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12546979-argument-in-dc-circuit-challenging-obamas-unlawful-executive-orders.html Tomorrow morning, American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) Senior Counsel Robert Muise will present oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Washington, D.C.Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:14:57 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12535432-censorship-of-christian-teacher-heads-to-second-circuit.html New York, New York (February 22, 2016) — Late last week, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), a national public interest law firm, filed its opening brief in the U.S.Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:30:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12535428-oklahoma-gun-range-sued-by-muslim-brotherhood-front-groupcair.html Oktaha, Oklahoma (February 22, 2016) — Last week, Raja’ee Fatihah, a board member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Oklahoma, with the assistance of CAIR legal counsel and the ACLU, sued Chad (a disabled Iraqi war veteran) and...Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:16:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12532719-media-advisory-dc-circuit-to-hear-argument-in-cair-fraud-case.html Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2016) — Tomorrow morning, David Yerushalmi, Senior Counsel at the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), will present oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:49:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12529954-testimonies-of-women-harmed-by-abortion-presented-to-us-supreme-court.html Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2016) — Yesterday, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the U.S.Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:33:39 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12519872-media-advisory-ny-federal-appeals-court-to-hear-argument-in-pamela-gellers-case-against-mta.html New York, NY (January 14, 2016) — Tomorrow morning, David Yerushalmi, Senior Counsel at the American Freedom Law Center, will present oral argument before the U.S.Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:42:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12521250-cair-surrenders-no-appeal-of-court-order-dismissing-muslim-free-zone-lawsuit.html Miami, Florida (December 29, 2015) — Today, a Florida federal court order dismissing a lawsuit filed by CAIR Florida against Florida Gun Supply became final and is no longer appealable because CAIR failed to file its notice of appeal by Monday,...Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:53:23 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12519863-federal-judge-slaps-cairs-attempt-to-reopen-discovery.html Late last week, Federal Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, denied the Council on American-Islamic Relation’s (CAIR) motion to reopen discovery in what has become known as the Muslim...Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:46:49 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12513415-court-dismisses-lawsuit-against-muslim-free-zone-gun-shop.html Miami, Florida (November 24, 2015) — Today, a Florida federal judge granted a motion to dismiss filed by the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), dismissing a lawsuit filed by CAIR Florida against AFLC’s client, Florida Gun Supply.Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:38:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12509695-scotus-to-hear-aflc-challenge-to-hhs-mandate.html Washington, D.C. (November 10, 2015) — Late last Friday (November 6), the U.S.Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:31:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12506490-christian-evangelists-win-important-first-amendment-case.html Cincinnati, Ohio (October 29, 2015) — Late yesterday, a majority of the full court of the U.S.Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:29:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12498384-cair-claims-anti-terrorist-policy-is-religious-discrimination.html Miami, Florida (October 1, 2015) — Yesterday, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by CAIR Florida against AFLC’s client, Florida Gun Supply.Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:20:37 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12489115-federal-court-orders-cair-to-pay-aflc-9000-in-legal-fees.html Detroit, Michigan (August 31, 2015) — Late last Friday, U.S.Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:14:28 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12487056-district-court-allows-mta-to-sidestep-injunction-and-refuse-to-display-geller-ad-appeal-brief-filed.html New York, NY (August 24, 2015) — Late last Friday, lawyers for Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and their non-profit organization, American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), filed their opening brief in their appeal to the U.S.Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:59:47 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12484952-opening-brief-filed-in-appeal-of-cair-fraud-case.html Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2015) — Judge Paul Friedman, the federal judge presiding over a five-year old lawsuit alleging that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) defrauded dozens of Muslim and non-Muslim clients, issued a shocking...Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:40:36 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12479332-mbtas-rejection-of-anti-jihad-ads-heads-to-supreme-court.html Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2015) — Yesterday, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), a national, nonprofit Judeo-Christian law firm, filed a petition in the U.S.Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:52:21 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12476800-federal-court-mta-violated-pamela-gellers-first-amendment-rights-and-must-pay-as-result.html New York, NY (July 20, 2015) — On Thursday of last week, the federal court hearing the case against the New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for illegally refusing to display an anti-jihad advertisement granted the plaintiffs,...Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:24:06 GMT