Thomas More Law Center

Thomas More Law Center
HeadquartersAnn Arbor, Michigan
Region served
United States
President and Chief Counsel
Richard Thompson
Budget
US$1,378,329 (2012)[1]
Websitewww.thomasmore.org
Thomas More Law Center offices lobby, Domino Farms

The Thomas More Law Center is a Christian, conservative, nonprofit, public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and active throughout the United States.[2] According to the Thomas More Law Center website, its goals are to "preserve America's Judeo-Christian heritage, defend the religious freedom of Christians, restore time-honored moral and family values, protect the sanctity of human life, and promote a strong national defense and a free and sovereign United States of America".[3][4]

The Thomas More Law Center is active in social issues such as opposing same-sex marriage,[5] abortion,[6] provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act[7] and the HHS Mandate.[8] The Law Center has been involved, often unsuccessfully, in high-profile cases including the litigation of the Dover, Pennsylvania intelligent design case,[9] the defense of Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani against misconduct allegations stemming from the November 2005 Haditha incident,[10] and the Law Center's federal lawsuit against the US Government regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Individual Mandate.[7] The Law Center also litigates cases related to the defense of Christians and anti-abortion activists.[11]

  1. ^ "Thomas More Law Center". www.guidestar.org. GuideStar. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ^ "TEA Party Sues City of Coldwater, Michigan Over Free Speech Rights". canadafreepress.com.
  3. ^ "About the Thomas More Law Center - Thomas More Law Center". Thomas More Law Center.
  4. ^ "Former Army ranger raises awareness, funds at Law Center - Washtenaw County Legal News". legalnews.com.
  5. ^ "Conservative Christian groups join legal fight to keep Michigan's gay marriage ban". Detroit Free Press.
  6. ^ "Anti-abortion protesters to push ahead with lawsuit, despite repeal of Portland buffer zone". Bangor Daily News. 8 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Thomas More Law Center v. Obama". SCOTUS Blog.
  8. ^ "Organic Eden Foods' quiet right-wing agenda". Salon. 11 April 2013.
  9. ^ Goodstein, Laurie (21 December 2005). "Judge Rejects Teaching Intelligent Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  10. ^ "Court upholds dismissal of charges in Haditha case". Los Angeles Times. 18 March 2009.
  11. ^ "Pro-Life Group Denied Recognition By Johns Hopkins University Student Government Turns To The Thomas More Law Center". The Desert Review.

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