RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Iowa worker challenged religious discrimination following termination over faith-based expression during Pride Month DAVENPORT, Iowa —  Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on behalf of Cosby “Corey” … Read More

Ninth Circuit Weighs Groundbreaking Pacific Justice Jury Verdict Federal appeals court to hear arguments in major religious discrimination case involving COVID-19 vaccine mandate SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is set to hear … Read More

WARREN, Mich. — Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has filed a ten-count federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of Pastor Curtis Ostosh and Harvest Time Christian Fellowship, alleging unlawful targeting and harassment … Read More

SALEM, Ore. – Capping a two-year battle, the Pacific Justice Institute (“PJI”) has obtained a six-figure settlement in a religious discrimination case involving a former state correctional officer who lost his job for not receiving a COVID vaccine. PJI represented … Read More

December 26, 2018 Media Contact: Brad Dacus, 916-616-4126 (Spanish: 206-257-3239) Gig Harbor, WA—This Christmas season Gig Harbor reincorporated a nativity scene display in Skansie Brothers Park after Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) provided legal clarity and offered pro bono support in response to … Read More

December 17, 2018 Media Contact: Brad Dacus, 916-616-4126 (Spanish: 206-257-3239) Green Bay, WI—A Judge in Green Bay, Wisconsin, ruled last Friday that a city’s non-discrimination ordinance cannot be applied to churches or other religious organizations.  The City of De Pere’s ordinance labeled religious organizations as … Read More

Riverside, CA–After days of intense arbitration, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) secured a legal victory this past month for a sociology professor fired for his discussions of conservative world-views in his college classroom. PJI represented Professor Eric Thompson and battled … Read More

San Rafael, CA–In a case that could benefit churches statewide, the Pacific Justice Institute convinced the Marin County Superior Court to declare a voter-approved local property tax unconstitutional as applied to a local church. On October 9, PJI attorney Ray … Read More

October 8, 2018 Media Contact: Brad Dacus, 916-616-4126 (Spanish: 206-257-3239) San Rafael, CA—Can cities tax church buildings, normally exempt from property tax, if they call it a “special tax”?  That’s the question that will be argued Tuesday in Marin County Superior Court.  Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), representing … Read More

San Antonio, TX—A public evangelist criminally charged for preaching to the crowds of downtown San Antonio received news from the court that his charges were dismissed this week, after Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed a trial brief in his defense. Jeffrey Warner … Read More