THE MOST IMPORTANT ONGOING CONSTITUTIONAL RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CASE IN THE COUNTRY
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SUPPORT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONGOING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CASE IN THE COUNTRY!
HELP DEFEAT PHARMA’S WAR ON RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS
UPDATE 10/3/23: CT RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION REPEAL CASE
CT Supreme Court Hearing scheduled for Thursday October 26, 2023 at 11AM.
Please help us defeat Pharma’s war on religious exemptions by making your tax deductible donation now! We are still well short of our fundraising goals.
https://donorbox.org/restore-religious-liberty-in-connecticut
When we WIN at the Connecticut Supreme Court, the case gets sent back to the trial court in Stamford, CT. This would be the first time a religious exemption repeal would be defeated in the courts – which would be historic news for the entire country.
Over time, winning this case could send tens of thousands of children nationwide back to school! This is the first case challenging the repeal of a religious exemption which could go to TRIAL.
Legal challenges of repeals in CA, NY, and ME did not make it to trial.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Kevin Barry
Lindy Urso
Jim Mermigis
Lee Ann Ducat
Christina Martinez
Case updates can also be found here: https://libertynowlaw.com/ct-legal-challenge
Appellate Docket: https://appellateinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail.aspx?CRN=78235
Primary Case Docket: https://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail/PublicCaseDetail.aspx?DocketNo=FSTCV226056249S
CASE HISTORY:
- CT repealed the religious exemption to vaccination in April 2021.
- In September, 2022, our case defeated the CT Attorney General’s motion to dismiss (the other CT legal challenge was dismissed).
- Support THIS case -- the one which defeated the motion to dismiss!.
- The CT Attorney General’s office appealed their loss to the CT Supreme Court, delaying justice for more than a year.
- Our CT Supreme Court hearing is fast approaching in October 2023.
-The CT Attorney General’s office argues that both free exercise of religion and the right to education are not “substantial claims”. Help us prove them wrong.
Our legal team has been working on this for more than three years;
we need your support!
When we WIN at the Connecticut Supreme Court,
our case gets sent back to the trial court in Stamford, CT.
This would be the first time a religious exemption repeal could be defeated in the courts – which would be historic news for the entire country.
Over time, winning this case could send tens of thousands of children nationwide back to school! This is the first case challenging the repeal of a religious exemption which could go to TRIAL.
Legal challenges of repeals in CA, NY, and ME did not make it to trial. This is the first case that will have testimony, discovery, and cross-examination of expert witnesses!
TRIALS AND LITIGATION ARE EXPENSIVE. WE NEED FUNDING NOW.]
Connecticut is different from CA, NY and ME because it has a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) statute, which requires the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
The other CT case, which was dismissed, was filed in Federal Court. That case was decided on “rational basis” judicial review, the lowest level of judicial review of the legislature. Our case, with a state RFRA statute, requires a “strict scrutiny” judicial review, the highest level of judicial review of the legislature.
If the CT Attorney General’s argument in this case wins, religious exemptions are vulnerable in all RFRA states. CT'S Attorneys argue that RFRA statutes do not apply to acts of the legislature.
WITH THIS CT CASE TO RESTORE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE FIRST TRIAL IN THE NATION WHERE THE JUDGE HAS TO REVIEW THE LEGISLATURE’S REPEAL OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY USING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF JUDICIAL SCRUTINY.
Help us restore religious liberty & prove the CT Attorney General’s office wrong!
Thank you in advance,
Kevin Barry
Jim Mermigis
Lindy Urso
Lee Ann Ducat
Christina Martinez
Thanks for putting your approval on this cause. That helps me trust that it is legit. I just donated.
One thing they might consider, though, is that in order to donate, the donator has to give so much information (not just credit card info). Quite off-putting when you aren't sure of who they are and haven't used that donation service before (so no trust yet).
Everyone should have medical autonomy over their own body and their children to age 18, basic human right in my opinion. I do not like it when these issues get sidetracked into a religious issue when it is a human rights issue regardless of one's religious beliefs.