Wed Apr 5, 2023 – 6:23 pm EDTWed Apr 5, 2023 – 6:25 pm EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (Thomas More Society) — The City of Minneapolis has crossed the constitutional line in efforts to force abortion friendly laws to the disregard of guaranteed First Amendment rights. On April 5, 2023, Thomas More Society attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota’s largest city on behalf of Pro-Life Action Ministries and several of the interdenominational Christian nonprofit organization’s staff members.
The complaint, as submitted to United States District Court, District of Minnesota, challenges Chapter 405 of the Minneapolis City Code, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the violation of free speech, the right of expressive association, and the free exercise of religion, all constitutionally protected rights.
“The Minneapolis ordinance, Chapter 405, enacted in November 2022, was a deliberate attempt to stifle Pro-Life Action Ministries’ sidewalk outreach outside of Planned Parenthood,” explained Thomas More Society Special Counsel Erick Kaardal. “Minneapolis City Councilmember Lisa Goodman was the chief author of Chapter 405. Goodman made it publicly known that the enactment of Chapter 405 was a ‘creative decision’ while she awaits a codifying of abortion rights in Minnesota and nationwide, stating, ‘Never
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