TMS WEEKLY DISPATCH 9/4/26
Here’s the latest news from the past week at Thomas More Society, in our legal battles defending life, family, and freedom.
Welcome to the TMS Weekly Dispatch for September 4, 2026—with the latest news and updates from the front line, to keep you in-the-know on all things Thomas More Society. If you missed last week’s edition, click here.
Thomas More Society has filed its closing trial brief on behalf of Heartbeat International and RealOptions in their case against the California Attorney General. Closing arguments are set for September 17, 2026, before the Honorable Patrick McKinney in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, which is the final step before a ruling in a case that has spanned nearly three years and a six-week bench trial.
The brief argues the Attorney General—who sued the two pro-life nonprofits over their communications about Abortion Pill Reversal (APR)—failed to meet his burden on every element of the case. He did not prove Defendants’ speech is commercial, did not prove any challenged statement is false or misleading, and did not identify a single woman harmed by APR, a protocol which remains legal in California and is approved for continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
· Full statement here.
· WATCH: Peter Breen joins Jody Hice on “Washington Watch” to discuss the case.
A broad coalition filed twelve friend-of-the-court briefs this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Mirabelli v. Bonta, urging the court to affirm the district court’s landmark permanent injunction protecting California parents and teachers from the state’s school gender-secrecy policies.
Highlights from the friend-of-the-court briefs include five U.S. senators, a national coalition led by Advancing American Freedom, legal scholars, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, The Manhattan Institute, and more.
Find more details here.
FERRARA ON FOX NEW DIGITAL: TMS Senior Counsel Chris Ferrara joined Fox News Digital to talk about Thomas More Society’s new lawsuit against a New Jersey school district’s secret gender transition policies.
Watch or read here.
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