Appeals court unanimously dismisses school's attack on pro-lifer's speech (Connecting the Dots: Planned Parenthood, Teacher's Unions, CNN, Soros & America Votes)
Says officials have no standing to sue over protests at
abortion business
By Bob Unruh
Published June 11, 2022 at 2:10pm
A unanimous panel from the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals has dismissed a school's attack on the speech rights of a pro-life
sidewalk counselor, Larry Cirignano.
According to a report from Liberty Counsel, the ruling
from the appeals court in Washington dismissed the claims that has been
launched by Two Rivers Public Charter School.
The organization sued Cirignano "after he peacefully
stood on a sidewalk one time near a Planned
Parenthood abortion facility situated in between an elementary and
middle school in the District of Columbia," Liberty Counsel explained.
He responded with an anti-SLAPP suit against the school.
"Today, the court ruled in favor of Cirignano and
dismissed the case brought against him. Liberty Counsel will now return to
court to assess attorney’s fees and costs against Two Rivers Public Charter
School for its unlawful lawsuit intended solely to thwart the First Amendment
right to free speech," the organization reported.
The Planned
Parenthood abortion business
shares an alley with the school, and actually is located between two buildings
of Two Rivers, Liberty Counsel explained.
The lawsuit claimed in one allegation that on November
23, 2015, Cirignano appeared on a public sidewalk holding a sign about
abortion.
The school filed the lawsuit "even though he never
trespassed on school property or otherwise broke any laws," Liberty
Counsel said.
The 3-0 ruling said Two Rivers "has no
standing" to sue.
"Two Rivers Public Charter School lacked third-party
standing to assert a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress
('IIED'), and its other claims cannot succeed on their own," the court
said.
It added, "We therefore hold that the trial court
erred in holding that Two Rivers had demonstrated it was likely to succeed on
the merits of its private nuisance and conspiracy to create a private nuisance
claims in order to overcome the Anti-SLAPP special motion to dismiss."
"This victory for free speech has taken several
years to accomplish but its importance will affect generations," explained
Liberty Counsel chief Mat Staver.
"A victory for free speech is a victory for
everyone. And a victory to bring awareness about an abortion facility situated
near a public school is clearly in the public interest. It was a costly
decision for Two Rivers Public Charter School to avoid the First Amendment.
Free speech cannot be brushed aside by intimidation or litigation
tactics."
WND reported when
the case developed that Two Rivers claimed any protests on a public sidewalk
imposed "emotional distress" on students and caused a
"nuisance" to the school.
"Two Rivers' attempts to circumscribe all speech in the traditional public forum around its location to 'that which would be suitable for the sandbox' is a constitutionally defunct proposition," an earlier filing asserted.
Connecting the Dots:
Cecile Richards
is the president of the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, was a grant
overseer for the Turner Foundation and the founder & president of America Votes.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America
and the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
George Soros is
the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Ed Griffin’s interview
with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for “Population Control” by
involving the United States in war)
http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) was a funder for
the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Ted
Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder of CNN and the chairman for the Turner Foundation.
Cecile Richards
was a grant overseer for the Turner
Foundation, the founder & president of America Votes, is the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is
a national partner with America Votes.
AFL-CIO is a national partner with America Votes.
National Education Association is a national partner with America Votes.
Kirk
Adams is the international EVP for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), married
to Cecile Richards and was an
organizing director for the AFL-CIO.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is a national partner with America Votes.
Rhonda Weingarten is
the president of the American Federation of
Teachers (AFT), a director at the Economic
Policy Institute, a director at the Drum
Major Institute for Public Policy, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was the
president of the United Federation of
Teachers.
Gerald W. McEntee is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy,
the International Rescue Committee
the Robin Hood Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the
founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Clifford S.
Asness is a director at the International
Rescue Committee, was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation and supported same-sex marriage in
New York.
American Federation of Teachers (ATF) was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Libby Doggett was
a Home Visiting Campaign director for the Pew
Charitable Trusts and is the deputy assistant secretary for
the U.S. Department of Education.
Kevin Jennings was
an assistant deputy secretary for the U.S.
Department of Education and the founder & executive director for
the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education
Network.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society, a supporter for the Center
for American Progress and is the
founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for Center for American Progress.
Melody C. Barnes was
an EVP at the Center for American Progress,
a domestic policy council, director for the Barack
Obama administration, a principal at the Raben Group and is Barack Obama’s golf
partner.
Raben Group was
the lobby firm for the National Education
Association (NEA), People for
the American Way and the Service
Employees International Union (SEIU).
People for the American Way is a national partner with America Votes.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People for the American Way.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a
funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Cecile Richards
is the president of the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, was a grant
overseer for the Turner Foundation
and the founder & president of America
Votes.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a national partner with America Votes.
Kirk
Adams is the international EVP for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), married
to Cecile Richards and an organizing director for the AFL-CIO.
AFL-CIO is a national partner with America Votes.
Resources: Past Research
Bernie Sanders Defends
Planned Parenthood Funding After it Sells Aborted Baby Body Parts (Past Research on Planned Parenthood)
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/bernie-sanders-defends-planned.html
Jimmy Carter dishes on
Ted Turner and Jane Fonda (Past Research on CNN’s
founder Ted Turner)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/jimmy-carter-dishes-on-ted-turner-and.html
AFL–CIO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93CIO
The largest unions currently in the AFL–CIO are the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) with approximately 1.7 million members,[5] American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), with approximately 1.4 million members,[6] and United Food and Commercial Workers with 1.2 million members.
94,391,000 Americans
Out of the Labor Force in August (Past Research on
the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME))
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/94391000-americans-out-of-labor-force.html
Open Secrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=L1300
Teachers unions have steadily amped up their political
involvement: From 2004 to 2016, their donations grew from $4.3 million to more
than $32 million -- an all-time high. Even more than most labor unions, they
have little use for Republicans, giving Democrats at least 94 percent of the
funds they contributed to candidates and parties since as far back as 1990,
where our data begins.
Two organizations account for practically all of the contributions made by teachers unions: The National Education Association (about $20 million in 2016) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) (almost $12 million). Both groups -- which compete for members, but also collaborate with each other through the NEA-AFT Partnership -- are consistently among the organizations that contribute the most money to candidates and political groups.
American Federation of
Teachers Pushes Homosexuality (And You Pay for It) (Past
Research on the American Federation of Teachers)
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/07/american-federation-of-teachers-pushes.html
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