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McCreary (Ten Commandments) U.S. Supreme Court Case Amicus Brief Filed	December 8, 2004

Today we filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of : Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Joyce Meyer Ministries, Committee to Protect the Family Foundation, Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, American Heritage Party, Public Advocate of the United States, Radio Liberty, and Spiritual Counterfeits Project, Inc. in the pending Ten Commandments case, McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky. Overrule Incorporation Doctrine. This amicus brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the incorporation doctrine by which federal courts have usurped the right to oversee states, counties and cities for alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution's bill of rights (including the Establishment Clause). The federal bill of rights was intended as a check on the federal government and not the several states, as the Supreme Court acknowledged for 150 years. The amicus brief argues that in recent decades, however, the Judiciary has employed the illegitimate incorporation doctrine to exercise its political will over the states and the people. The Constitution does NOT necessarily mean what the Supreme Court has said it means. The brief also urges the Supreme Court justices to honor their oaths before God to "support this Constitution" as the "Supreme Law of the Land," not looking to prior opinions of the Court for their authority. Just as with the Congress and President, the Supreme Court is under the authority of the written text of the Constitution. CLDEF Press Release -- McCreary Brief Alliance Defense Fund summary of briefs filed in the McCreary case.

FSC Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance	July 6, 2004

On behalf of the Free Speech Coalition, we submitted post-hearing comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance relating to its staff report and June 22, 2004 hearings on "Charity Oversight and Reform: Keeping Bad Things from Happening to Good Charities." The comments point out shortcomings of many of the proposed solutions contained in the discussion draft.

Postal Service Proposed Regulations on First Class Rates	June 18, 2004

On behalf of the Free Speech Coalition, we filed comments with the U.S. Postal Service expressing the concern that the proposed regulations, which clarify the type of mail that must be entered at First-Class rates and that which is eligible for Standard mail rates, would inappropriately shift much educational mail from Nonprofit Standard to First-Class rates.

Michael New v. Donald Rumsfeld	June 15, 2004

Today we filed our Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint. By their motion to dismiss, Defendants seek to block the door to the federal courthouse to a soldier court-martialed for challenging an illegal and unconstitutional order.

FEC Rulemaking Definition of Political Committee	April 9, 2004

On behalf of the Free Speech Coalition, we filed comments with the Federal Election Commission opposing the proposed expansion of the definition of political committees to include potentially thousands of nonprofit organizations.

Defending the Ten Commandments	March 19, 2004

Today we filed our appellant's brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the right of an anonymous plaintiff to file suit without seeking leave of court or providing any compelling rational for the waiver under the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Barrow County, Georgia — Ten Commandments Case	January 30, 2004

Today we filed our response to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal's memorandum to counsel concerning jurisdiction of our appeal of the district court's denial of our motion to dismiss. This response also opposes appellee's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

Barrow County, Georgia — Ten Commandments Case	January 6, 2004

Today we filed the Answer of Defendants, Barrow County, Georgia; and, Walter E. Elder, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners and in His Individual Capacity.

Postal Service Worksharing	January 2004

Proceedings from the Eleventh Conference on Postal Delivery and Economics in Toledo, Spain were published in book form containing a paper written by John Haldi and Bill Olson called "An Evaluation of USPS Worksharing: Postal Revenues and Costs from Workshared Activities."

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