Press Releases
- NCLP Files Scholar’s Brief at U.S. Supreme Court Defending State Law Protecting Children from Harmful Gender Medical ProceduresWashington, D.C.—The National Center for Law & Policy’s Dean Broyles filed a friends-of the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on October 15, 2024 in United States v. Skrmetti, asking the court to decline to restrict state legislatures from protecting children struggling with gender dysphoria from experimental medical procedures. Tennessee passed a law in 2023 protecting children from harmful,…
- Parents File Lawsuit After Elementary School Denies Request for Notification and Opt-Out From Gender Ideology BookFifth-grade students forced to teach kindergartners about book, My Shadow is Pink, violating their religious beliefs. San Diego, CA—First Liberty Institute and The National Center for Law & Policy filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California urging the court to require Encinitas Union School District to provide…
- Elk Grove Unified School District Proposes Opt-In to Parents Concerned About Controversial Secret Elementary School LGBTQ+ Clubs After the National Center for Law & Policy Issues Cease and Desist Letter and Public Records Act Request to the DistrictElk Grove, CA—Elk Grove Unified School District’s (EGUSD) has proposed significant improvements to its policies and administrative regulations which, if adopted at its upcoming September 17th board of trustees’ meeting, will end the district’s highly controversial practice of covertly recruiting young children to secret lunchtime clubs affirming sexual orientation and gender identity on its elementary…
- Oceanside Unified School District Approves A-Team Bible Club Within Days of Receiving NCLP Demand LetterOceanside, CA—After facing months of relentless red-tape and overt religious discrimination from an ASB gatekeeper, the Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD) board of trustees unanimously approved the A-Team Bible Club at Oceanside High School (OHS) on May 14th. This breakthrough occurred within seven days of OUSD receiving an 18-page letter from the National Center for…
- Cease and Desist Letter Submitted to Elk Grove Unified School District by Concerned Parents Demanding Cessation of Covert LGBTQ+ Clubs Recruiting Young ChildrenElk Grove, CA—Elk Grove Unified School District’s (EGUSD) highly controversial covert lunchtime LGBTQ+ clubs at Pleasant Grove Elementary School (PGES) and five other elementary schools, which target young children, is being legally challenged by the National Center for Law & Policy (NCLP) on behalf of concerned parents. Today, the NCLP submitted a comprehensive cease and desist…
- California Reinstates Federal Food Program at Preschool Serving Poor Immigrant Children After Abandoning Its Orwellian Effort to Force Extreme Sexual Orthodoxy on Christian ChurchEl Cajon, CA—The Orwellian order by California state officials to take away lunch money from children in low-income and immigrant families because they attended a Christian preschool in El Cajon, California was completely reversed after a major federal civil rights lawsuit in San Diego was resolved in the favor of plaintiffs. California Attorney General Rob…
- NCLP Publishes Powerful New Guidebook Regarding the Spiritual Foundations of and Legal Protections for Small Group Bible StudiesSan Diego, CA— Do you wonder whether there are any legal protections for small group Bible studies in the United States? You need wonder no more. The National Center for Law & Policy is very pleased to announce that we have published an encouraging and informative booklet discussing home Bible studies and small group ministries.…
- National Center for Law & Policy Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging California Department of Social Services’ Unconstitutional Cancelation of Church School from the Child Food ProgramEl Cajon, CA—Today the National Center for Law & Policy (NCLP) and Advocates for Faith and Freedom (AFF) joined forces to file a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The suit challenges the California Department of Social Services’ (CDSS) unconstitutional decision to permanently cut off public funding…
- Heroic Christian Frontline Nurse Files Discrimination Lawsuit vs. Sharp HealthCare and Grossmont Hospital for Religious Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation and Wrongful TerminationSan Diego, CA — During the pandemic, nurse Keitha Giannella courageously volunteered to return to work in Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s surgical intensive care unit (SICU) to serve patients who were sick and dying from COVID-19. Ms. Giannella is one of Sharp’s best employees and is a true healthcare hero. In fact, in 2019, just before…
- Victory for Two Places of Worship in Church-State Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional COVID-19 RestrictionsVictory for Two Places of Worship in Church-State Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional COVID-19 Restrictions—Cross Culture Christian Center (Lodi) and Cornerstone Church (Fresno). State Pays $400,000 in Attorney’s Fees and San Joaquin County Pays $100,000 in Damages. Sacramento, CA—One of the first federal lawsuits challenging government restrictions imposed on places of worship in California settled in…
- Christian Club Suspended for Five Months and Told to Remove “Christian” and “Jesus Christ” from Its Application Is Reinstated Only after SDUSD is Threatened with Federal LawsuitSan Diego, CA — Facing a federal lawsuit after almost 5 months of foot dragging, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) announced last Friday afternoon, February 19, 2016, that it had approved the application of student leaders to meet as the Engedi Christian Club at Correia Middle School (CMS). SDUSD’s action was in swift…
- The National Center For Law & Policy Successfully Defends Police Chief Whose Civil Rights Were Violated In Another Veteran’s Administration Anti-religious Purge Attempt.San Diego, CA — In late April 2012, Mr. Alvin Pittman, an African-American Messianic Jew, who had exceptionally and honorably served as the Chief of Police at Veterans Administration San Diego Health Care System (“VASDHS”) for many years, contacted the National Center for Law & Policy with an urgent request for assistance. VASDHS had improperly…
- San Diego County Rescinds Cease And Desist Order For Home Bible Study, Apologizes And Commits To Corrective ActionsSan Diego, CA-The San Diego County Counsel and its Chief Administrative Officer have issued an apology and rescinded the citation issued to the Jones family stemming from the weekly Bible study held in their home. In a letter to the Joneses’ attorneys at the National Center for Law & Policy, the County’s attorney stated that…
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California church that was fined over $200K for defying COVID-19 restrictions gets fines dropped