Posts Tagged: Independence Law Center
Calvary Chapel of Stroudsburg v. Monroe County
August 26, 2020 | No comments | Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Independence Law Center
Case Page
SummaryThe Independence Law Center filed this case because county officials were forcing a church to pay taxes on their entire property and building as if they were a for-profit corporation – something no church should have to … Read more
INDEPENDENCE LAW CENTER WINS RELIEF FOR UNJUSTLY-TAXED CHURCH
April 3, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Politics, Religious Freedom | Tags: church, Independence Law Center, pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Family Institute, property tax, religious liberty, taxes, Wyoming County
By Emily Kreps
The Independence Law Center, with assistance from attorney Lindsey Hoban of Ballard Spahr, obtained an important court victory on behalf of a small church in rural Northeastern Pennsylvania. In the case, Northmoreland Baptist Church v. Wyoming County … Read more
Victory for Religious Freedom
April 2, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Religious Freedom | Tags: Church and State, Independence Law Center, liberty, pennsylvania, Randall Wenger, religious freedom, Taxation, taxes
Just got word this morning: our Independence Law Center, headed by attorney Randall Wenger, won the court case challenging the taxation of Northmoreland Baptist Church in NE PA. More to come…… Read more
Atheists Attack. We Defend.
March 27, 2012 | 4 comments | Posted in Politics | Tags: Atheism, Bible, Independence Law Center, pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Family Institute, Rep. Rick Saccone, Year of the Bible
Atheists are coming after us, and they’re using the courts to do it.
It’s been happening for decades, and they scored the first victory in the conflict way back in 1963 right here in Pennsylvania, when atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair … Read more
Victory for Independence Law Center
June 29, 2011 | No comments | Posted in education, Family | Tags: education, family, Harrisburg, Independence Law Center, Pennsylvania Family Institute, religious liberty
Just got word from our chief counsel, Randy Wenger, that the Independence Law Center won a victory for Child Evangelism Fellowship in a dispute with the Harrisburg School District over “Good News Clubs.” More details to come.… Read more
Good News for Protecting Life and the Disabled
August 31, 2010 | No comments | Posted in Family, Health | Tags: Alliance Defense Fund, disabled, Independence Law Center, life, pennsylvania
The Independence Law Center just received good news in a case involving David Hockenberry, a mentally retarded man whose guardians sought court approval to refuse life-preserving medical treatment. Mr. Hockenberry is not permanently unconscious or suffering from any terminal disease. … Read more
Independence Law Center Gains Victory in Pro-Life Counselor Cases
March 4, 2010 | No comments | Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Independence Law Center, legal, liberty, pro-life
Pro-life advocates at abortion clinics regularly risk arrest. The Independence Law Center is here to help.
Just this week, two cases litigated by the Independence Law Center on behalf of pro-life counselors ended with successful settlements. Ed Snell was arrested … Read more