Posted by Thomas More Society (February 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm)
An article by the Thomas More Society’s Paul Linton appeared in the latest edition of the Human Life Review, a publication of the Human Life Foundation.
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Posted by Thomas More Society (February 19, 2010 at 11:42 am)
Emboldened by recent action in Chicago, Rockford, Illinois recently sought to enact a bubble zone ordinance to restrict pro-life counseling and prayer outside the abortion facility in the town. After TMS attorneys conatacted the city council, the measure was tabled for two months.
The media has caught wind of this important free-speech case. Below is a sampling of the media coverage on this story.
Posted by Thomas More Society (February 19, 2010 at 11:27 am)
Providence, RI Mayoral candidate Chris Young’s trial on charges of disorderly conduct for questioning Rep. Patrick Kennedy on abortion in the healthcare overhaul has been postponed until March 10. TMS attorneys representing Mr. Young are seeking for the charges to be dropped entirely and alleging that Mr. Young’s first amendment rights were violated.
Video of the incident can be seen here and case documents can be read here.
As we wait for the trial to proceed, the media has taken notice of this significant case. Local and national news outlets have covered the story. Follow the links below to find out more.
Posted by Thomas More Society (February 18, 2010 at 1:51 pm)
A great interview on the topic of the Personhood movement appeared on Moody Radio’s Primetime America on Tuesday, February 16.
The piece featured the Thomas More Society’s Paul Linton, who questions the legal theory behind Personhood, Eric Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League, a client of the Thomas More Society, offering some perspective on where Personhood fits in the larger pro-life movement, and Keith Mason of Personhood USA explaining Personhood from the perspective of one of its biggest proponents.
Thomas More Society Attorneys Seek Dismissal of Criminal Charges vs. Mayoral Candidate Whom Campus Police Arrested When He Questioned Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s Pro-Abortion Stance at an “Open Forum” on Health Care at Brown University
Providene, R.I. (February 16, 2010)—Attorneys from the Chicago-based Thomas More Society are appearing in Providence municipal court tomorrow for a hearing on their motion to dismiss disorderly conduct charges against Christopher Young. Young, a Democratic mayoral candidate, was arrested and dragged away to jail after questioning Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-Rhode Island, about his pro-abortion views at an “open forum” on health care at Brown University last November.
The Catholic News Agency has put together this short video showing the abuse of the defendants in the case TMS is handling in Rockford, Illinois. The video is part of a larger story that can be read here.
Posted by Thomas More Society (February 12, 2010 at 3:12 pm)
We recently told you about the case of Chris Young, Catholic Rhode Island resident and candidate for Mayor of Providence. Chris attended a public forum where he questioned Rep. Patrick Kennedy about abortion in the upcoming healthcare overhaul and was arrested for “disorderly conduct.” See the video of the incident here.
Attorneys working with TMS have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Chris and are working tirelessly to see the matter brought to a close. For more, see the motion to dismiss and the evidence in the documents linked below.
Posted by Thomas More Society (February 11, 2010 at 11:29 am)
Rockford, Ill., Feb. 9—City of Rockford officials have tabled its recently proposed “bubble zone” ordinance for two months as they consider new objections from the Chicago-based Thomas More Society and local pro-life activists. Yesterday, attorneys from the Thomas More Society sent a letter to Rockford’s mayor and aldermen respectfully urging them to reject the bubble zone measure as ill-advised and unconstitutional.
Posted by Thomas More Society (February 9, 2010 at 1:09 pm)
In a letter to the Rockford, Illinois mayor and city council, Tom Brejcha laid out a powerful case for why the city should not pass the proposed “bubble zone” ordinance that would muzzle pro-life sidewalk counselors and hinder their life-saving work. Here’s an excerpt from Tom’s letter:
With respect, we urge that you disapprove this measure as fundamentally at odds with our nation’s profound commitment to the principle that discussion of pressing issues on which citizens may disagree should nonetheless be robust, uninhibited and wide open, even if sometimes unpleasantly sharp or even vehement.
. . .this measure would be “anti-choice,” as the whole notion of “choice” by an expectant mother whether or not to abort her infant presupposes that she have alternatives. [Pro-lifers] are there not to preclude legally-mandated “choice,” but rather to help women exercise their right to make a “choice” in a free and fully informed manner.
Local pro-lifers have also had input at city council meetings, including testimony from a woman who brought her baby with her who was alive today because of the work of sidewalk counselors.
This, in conjunction with the letter from TMS, caused the City Council to table the motion for two months for consideration. Read the full letter, as well as the Illinois Labor Dispute Act, which Tom referenced in his letter as crucial to the unconstitutionality of the bubble zone ordinance.
Posted by Thomas More Society (February 5, 2010 at 11:16 am)
In the wake of Chicago’s new bubble zone law restricting protest and counseling activities outside abortion clinics, the City Council of Rockford, Illinois is considering a similar ordinance. Tom Brejcha appeared before the City Council along with a number of Rockford pro-lifers on Monday, February 5 to testify against the proposed ordinance. It now appears the City Council will debate the measure in committee next week.
Rockford has been the center of abortion-related controversy for some time now. In fact, one of the the Thomas More Society’s ongoing cases is centered on Rockford’s abortion mill. Check out the most recent amended complaint in that case as well as news coverage of the bubble zone story below.
A great interview on the topic of the Personhood movement appeared on Moody Radio’s Primetime America on Tuesday, February 16.
We recently told you about the case of Chris Young, Catholic Rhode Island resident and candidate for Mayor of Providence. Chris attended a public forum where he questioned Rep. Patrick Kennedy about abortion in the upcoming healthcare overhaul and was arrested for “disorderly conduct.” See the video of the incident 
In the wake of Chicago’s new bubble zone law restricting protest and counseling activities outside abortion clinics, the City Council of Rockford, Illinois is considering a similar ordinance. Tom Brejcha appeared before the City Council along with a number of Rockford pro-lifers on Monday, February 5 to testify against the proposed ordinance. It now appears the City Council will debate the measure in committee next week.