Archive - Tom Strode
Frist endorses stem cell funds; Land ‘brokenhearted’
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist endorsed legislation July 29 to provide federal funds for stem cell research that destroys embryos—putting him at odds with President Bush while at the same time giving renewed hope to backers of the controversial experimentation and stunning its foes. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation
Roberts awaits hearings for Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate will begin hearings on John Roberts, President Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Sept. 6.
Bush nominated Roberts July 19 as the replacement for Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who retired July 1 after 24 years of service. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
ERLC reiterates call for end to judicial filibusters
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and other organizations have reiterated their opposition to the Senate’s use of the filibuster to block confirmation votes on President Bush’s selections for the federal judiciary. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
Senate vote on funding destructive research nears
The Senate is expected to vote soon on a bill to provide federal funds for research that destroys human embryos.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission urged 16 Republican and two Democratic senators to vote against the measure in a July 13 letter from its president, Richard Land. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rejects partial birth ban
The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act still has found no court willing to uphold its constitutionality.
A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Bush’s nominee to Supreme Court awaited
Americans continue to await President Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court to replace Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who retired July 1 after 24 years of service. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
Senate confirms another appeals court judge
The U.S. Senate easily confirmed Thomas Griffith to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in a 73-24 vote June 14, bringing to six the number of appellate nominees approved in a three-week period. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
House rejects funds for U.N. Population Fund
The U.S. House of Representatives turned back a June 16 attempt to reinstate funding for a controversial United Nations family planning fund linked to China’s coercive population control program. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Justices accept pro-life protest case again
The Supreme Court announced June 28 it would rule on an abortion protest case that returned to the high court after the justices appeared to settle in a 2003 opinion whether a federal anti-racketeering law could be used against pro-life demonstrators. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Eminent domain ruling complicating for churches
The Supreme Court decided June 27 to permit local governments to seize private property for economic development in a decision that is expected to complicate matters for churches. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty