Legal Issues: From the Executive Director

Posted by: Admin on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 07:29 AM PST
	Dear Friends of the United States Justice Foundation (USJF), On May 12, 2007, Jeff White, and other members of the pro-life group Survivors, went to the Family Planning Associates Abortion Clinic in San Bernardino to hand out baby blankets and Mother’s Day cards to women coming from and going into the clinic. A few individuals held signs and banners on the public sidewalk, while others wrote “Happy Mother’s Day” in chalk on the public sidewalk in front of the clinic.
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Education: Homeschoolers in court: We're constitutional

Posted by: Admin on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 07:24 AM PST
	'Parents have a protected liberty interest to direct the education of their children' By Bob Unruh © 2008 WorldNetDaily An amicus brief has been filed in a California court case that at one point threatened homeschooling by hundreds of thousands of people statewide, and it argues the U.S. and California Constitutions both recognize the fundamental rights of parents to direct the education of their children.
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Education: Calif. Court of Appeal agrees to reconsider homeschooling case

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 05:56 AM PST
	ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE LOS ANGELES — The California Court of Appeal agreed Wednesday to a request by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund to reconsider a Feb. 28 decision making most homeschooling a crime in the state.
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Education: Cal. Homeschooling Update: Jordan Lorence, Kelly Shackelford on Point of View Radio

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 05:54 AM PST
	Jordan Lorence of ADF and Kelly Shackelford of the Liberty Legal Institute appeared on Point of View Radio on April 11th to discuss the California Home School litigation ruling.
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Legal Issues: A note from Tony Hays

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 05:51 AM PST
	By Tony Hays Now that Jones v. Hays has ended, I would like to take this opportunity to thank USJF for representing me in this case.
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Education: Court of Appeal Grants Petition for Re-hearing

Posted by: Admin on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 06:21 AM PST
	from the Private & Home Educators of California On March 25, the California Court of Appeal granted a motion for rehearing in the 'In re Rachel L.' case--the controversial decision which purported to ban all homeschooling in that state unless the parents held a teaching license qualifying them to teach in public schools.
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Immigration: Read the cross complaint on behalf of John Monti

Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 08:01 AM PST
	SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO JOHN MONTI; Cross Plaintiffs, v. JOSE BALZAGA; ESTANISLAO GONZALEZ; ALBERTO JIMENEZ; ASCENCION HERNANDEZ; ARISTEO LOPEZ; ROBERTO PENA; RICARDO VALLE; CLAUDIA SMITH; SAN DIEGO POLICE DETECTIVE LENHART; SAN DIEGO CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT; CITY OF SAN DIEGO; DOES 1 THROUGH 50 Cross Defendants.
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Education: Read the terrible opinion by the courts on homeschooling

Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 07:54 AM PST
	Note: the opinion has been vacated allowing USJF's petition for a rehearing
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Education: Petition seeks rehearing in homeschooling case

Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 07:49 AM PST
	Law firm says state statutes support parents teaching their own children By Bob Unruh © 2008 WorldNetDaily A California appeals court that issued a ruling banning homeschooling in the state failed to recognize existing state law, according to a lawyer who filed court documents today.
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Education: Students have their say about California homeschooling

Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 07:46 AM PST
	'Court cannot make it illegal, that's legislature's job. Sheesh!' By Bob Unruh © 2008 WorldNetDaily Thousands of students from across the nation have weighed into the arguments over the recent court ruling in California that announced there was no legal provision to allowing homeschooling in the state.
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Immigration: Monti claims conspiracy by immigrants' attorneys

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 06:27 AM PST
	John Monti claims Claudia Smith and Attorney Dan Gilleon conspired with the San Diego City Attorney and the SDPD to politically persecute and send him to prison.
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Education: Gavel to Gavel

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 06:22 AM PST
	By TERI FIGUEROA - Staff Writer, North County Times March 26, 2008 A California appellate court agreed Wednesday to rehear arguments in a controversial case that called into question the legality of home schooling, court documents show.
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Education: Hear a discussion of the home schooling case

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 06:19 AM PST
	Listen to ADF attorney Gary McCaleb’s interview with Janet Parshall. The file is in mp3 format and runs 19 minutes
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Education: Calif. Court of Appeal agrees to reconsider homeschooling case

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 06:14 AM PST
	LOS ANGELES — The California Court of Appeal agreed Wednesday to a request by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund to reconsider a Feb. 28 decision making most homeschooling a crime in the state.
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Immigration: Court sides with illegal immigrants over U.S. citizen

Posted by: Admin on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 06:11 AM PST
	Attorney Gary Kreep says a California man is being sued by a group of Hispanic day-laborers who claim he attacked them, even though witnesses and photographic evidence clearly indicate he was the victim.
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Education: Appeals of homeschooling threat being watched

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 10:14 AM PST
	'And then we'll see how it goes from there' © 2008 WorldNetDaily A court decision in California that threatens the future of homeschooling there and could align the state with Germany and Brazil as governments that prohibit parents from teaching their own children will be watched by the White House, according to spokeswoman Dana Perino.
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Education: California homeschooling gets 2nd chance

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 10:11 AM PST
	Court vacates ban, grants rehearing in controversial case By Bob Unruh © 2008 WorldNetDaily A California court order that essentially banned homeschooling in the state has been vacated, and the judges who issued the ruling will hear further arguments on the status of parents who want to teach their own children.
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Education: Teachers union to decide fate of homeschooling?

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 10:08 AM PST
	Court solicits input from educators' labor groups By Bob Unruh © 2008 WorldNetDaily A California court has asked a teachers' union to provide its opinion on homeschooling, and the resulting decision will impact the rights of parents in the state to determine their own children's education.
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Education: Home school ruling said ripe for challenge

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 06:48 AM PST
	North County Times NORTH COUNTY -- A California appellate court ruling that said parents who home school their children must have teaching credentials may not be as sweeping as it first appeared, attorneys said Friday.
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Readers Speak Out: Support from a reader

Posted by: Admin on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 06:23 AM PST
	I wanted to let everyone know about the United States Justice Foundation or USJF.
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