The Catholic League has filed a friend of the court brief before the United States Supreme Court protesting discrimination against religious speech at a public university. The University of Virginia denied a student's request for money from a student activities fund (SAF) to support publication o f a Christian journal, even though SAF money was given [...]
On December 5, the Catholic League was one of more than 70 organizations and individuals who signed a statement prepared by the American Life League protesting the use of human embryos for research and experimentation, as well as the federal funding for such research. The statement was released at a press conference held at the National [...]
The Catholic League on Nov. 11 hailed the decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Father Thomas Carleton, an Operation Rescue priest convicted for blockading an abortion clinic. The court upheld a Feb. 28 decision by the Massachusetts Court of Appeals overturning Father Carleton's conviction due to improper jury selection. The appeals [...]
Mere Creatures of the State Education, Religion and the Courts by William Bentley Ball Preface by Richard John Neuhaus Crisis Books, 1994. Paperback, 132 pp. Reviewed by Karen Lynn Krugh Are we, or are our children, mere creatures of the state? Has the right to instruct our children in the richness of our faith, and the [...]
