Saturday, June 11, 2022

Appeals court unanimously dismisses school's attack on pro-lifer's speech (Connecting the Dots: Planned Parenthood, Teacher's Unions, CNN, Soros & America Votes)

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

https://www.wnd.com/2022/06/appeals-court-unanimously-dismisses-schools-attack-pro-lifers-speech/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=wnd-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=breaking&ats_es=c10c51c3078b32375dd0616fa6242a9f

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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