Wed Sep 1, 2021 – 6:19 pm EDTWed Sep 1, 2021 – 6:23 pm EDT
NEW YORK, New York (LifeSiteNews) — Reversing its previous opinion, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York sided with 13 Christian pro-life activists, affirming their right to pray, give counsel, and share the gospel with pregnant moms in front of a Queens, New York abortion center.
The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel affirmed the decision of a district court which had issued an opinion favorable to the pro-lifers in 2018.
“This is a great victory,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of the Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based legal organization which represented one of the defendants in the case.
Liberty Counsel has successfully argued many religious liberty cases, notably winning a significant case in California earlier this year against Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom. Under the settlement, the governor may not impose any more COVID restrictions upon churches and other houses of worship in the state, and must pay $1,350,000 to Liberty Counsel to reimburse attorney fees and costs.
Remarking on the recent win in New York defending the 13 pro-life activists, Staver said Liberty Counsel is “pleased that
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