Foundation for Moral Law
| non-profit organization | |
| Industry | Religious Liberties |
| Founded | 2002, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Montgomery, Alabama |
Key people |
Judge Roy Moore, Founder & President Emeritus Kayla Moore, President |
| Website | www.morallaw.org |
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the Foundation for Moral Law is a 501(c)(3) corporation operating as a non-profit organization with a mission to protect individual religious liberties rights contemplated in the United States Constitution.[1] According to the Foundation's website, it participates in two main functions. First, it provides legal representation for people involved in situations concerning religious liberties,[2] such as those who believe that creationism should be taught in public schools and those who believe that the U.S. military ban on homosexuality was constitutional.[3] The Foundation also publishes amici curiae court briefs in advocating these rights.[2]
A second pursuit of the organization is to educate lawyers and non-lawyers of what the Foundation perceive as a significant need to acknowledge God, in both law and government.[2]
Pastor Phillip Ellen was the first President The Foundation for Moral Law in December 2002.[4] Randy Stafford acted as Vice-President at that time, and Mel C. Glenn Sr., as Executive Director.[4] In November 2003, the board chose Rich Hobson as president of the Foundation, and Ellen became vice-president.[4] Later, Judge Roy Moore served as the President of the Foundation, and Hobson served as Executive Director.[4] In January 2013 it was announced Moore's wife, Kayla Moore, would serve as President of the Foundation.[5][6]
The organization says that it exists "to restore the knowledge of God in law and government and to acknowledge and defend the truth that man is endowed with rights, not by our fellow man, but by God!"[4]
Legal cases
The Foundation has provided representation or acted as amicus curiae in the following cases:
- Oliver v. Quarterman 2008[7]
- Etowah Baptist Association v. Entrekin(2009)[8]
- Personhood Oklahoma v. Barber(2012)[9]
- Gonzales v. Carhart (2006)[10]
- American Atheists v. Kentucky (2010)[11]
- Roark v. South Iron R-1 School District (2008)[12]
- Winkler v. Rumsfeld (2005)[13]
- Selman v. Cobb County, Georgia (2005)[14]
- Surles v. City of Ashville, Alaabama (2009)[15]
- Barber v. Jefferson County Racing Association, et al. (2006)[16]
- Marcavage v. Rendell (2008)[17]
- Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America (2011)[18]
- Ward v. Wilbanks (2010)[19]
- Ex parte N.B (2009)[20]
- Awad v. Ziriax (2010)[21]
- MocDonald v. City of Chicago, Illinois (2009)[22]
- District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)[23]
- Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation (2007)[24]
- Hollingsworth v. Perry (2012)[25]
- Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2011)[26]
- Croft v. Governor of Texas (2008)[27]
- Newdow v. Congress (2006)[28]
- Jan Roe, et al. v. Rio Linda School District, et al. (2006)[29]
- Freedom From Religion Foundation v. United States, Hanover School District (2010)[30]
- American United for Separation of Church and State v. Prison Fellowship Ministries (2006)[31]
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Michael Marcavage (2008)[32]
- Galloway v. Town of Freece (2011)[33]
- Doe v. Indian River School District (2010)[34]
- Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Barack Obama (2010)[35]
- Joyner v. Forsyth County, North Carolina (2010)[36]
- Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Georgia (2007)[37]
- District of Columbia v. Ante, Katherine and Christan Pavkovic (2007)[38]
- Hinrichs v. Bosma (2006)[39]
- Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board (2005)[40]
- Colorado Christian University v. Baker[41]
- Mt. Soledad Memorial Association v. Trunk (2012)[42]
- ACLU of Ohio v. Judge James DeWesse (2009)[43]
- Judge James DeWeese v. ACLU of Ohio (2011)[44]
- Salazar v. Buono (2009)[45]
- ACLU of Kentucky v. McCreary County, Kentucky (2009)[46]
- American Atheists v. Duncan (2008)[47]
- Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American Atheists, Inc. (2011)[48]
- Pleasant grove City, Utah v. Summum (2008)[49]
- Weinbaum v. City of Las Cruces, New Mexico (2007)[50]
- Green v. Haskell County Board of Commissioners (2007)[51]
- Van Orden v. Perry (2005)[52]
- McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005)[53]
- Staley v. Harris County, Texas (2005)[54]
- ACLU of Nebraska v. City of Plattsmouth, NE (2004)[55]
- Glassroth v. Moore (2003)[56]
- In the Matter of Roy S. Moore, Chief Justice of Alabama (2003)[57]
- Roy S. Moore v. Judicial Inquiry Commission (2004)[58]
- Roy S. Moore v. Judicial Inquiry Commission (2004)[59]
- State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (2012)[60]
References
- ↑ "Business Entity Records - Alabama Secretary of State". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "About". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Our Legal Cases". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "About". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kayla Moore". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Foundation for Moral Law Names Kayla Moore as President and Attorney Joshua Pendergrass as Executive Director". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx%3Fid=831992
- ↑ http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20081103/NEWS01/811030286 Hobson, Jr., Kenneth (2008-11-03). "Etowah Baptist Association appeals bingo ruling". Gadsden Times.
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/PersonhoodOKvBarber_FML_ALF_amicus_08.31.12.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/gonzales_carhart.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/KYSENATORS_FMLAMICUS%20BRIEF_5_10_10.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Roark_v._South_Iron_R-1_Sch._Dist.,_Amicus_brief_by_FML_Bibles_in_school.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/winkler_rumsfeld.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Selman%20v.%20Cobb%20County.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Surles%20v%20%20City%20of%20Ashville%20amicus%20by%20Foundation%20for%20Moral%20Law%20_machine%20bingo_.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Barber%20v.%20Jefferson%20County%20Racing%20Association.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/Marcavage_v_Rendell_PA_Sup_Ct.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Log%20Cabin%20Repub%20v.%20USA%20_DADT_,%20FML%20Amicus,%203.4.11.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/FMLAmicusWardWilbanks12.28.10.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Ex_parte_N_B_amicus_by_Foundation_for_Moral_Law_CA_lesbian_parentage.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/Awad_v_Ziriax_OKSharia_FMLAmicus.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/McDonald_v_Chicago_Amicus_Foundation_for_Moral_Law.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/dc_v_heller_foundation_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Hein_v_FFRF_amicus_brief_01_05_07.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Hollingsworth_v_Perry_FMLamicus_Prop8_08.31.12.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/Gill_v_OPM_DOMA_case_1stCir_1%2020%2011_Final.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/Moment_of_silence,_Croft_v._Governor_of_Texas,_Amicus_brief_by_Foundation_for_Moral_Law.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Newdow_National_Motto_FML_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Jan%20Roe%20and%20RoeChild-2%20v.%20Rio%20Linda%20Union%20School%20District.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/FreedomFromReligion_v_Hanover_FML_amicus_04_19_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/AU%20v.%20Prison%20Fellowship.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/2008-P-1294_Commonwealth_v_Marcavage_Appeals_court_Appellant%27s_original_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Galloway_v_Greece_FMLAmicus_Final_3.23.11.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Doe_v_IndianRiver_FMLamicus_9.9.10.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/FML_Natl_Day_Prayer_Amicus_7_8_10.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/AmicusFMLbrief_Forsyth_County_prayer_5.26.10.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/Pelphrey_v._Cobb_County,_Ga._Amicus_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/archive20070911.htm
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Hinrichs.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Doe%20v.%20Tangipahoa%20Parish%20School%20Board.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/07-1247%20-%20Colorado%20Christian%20University%20v.%20Baker,%20amicus%20curiae%20brief,%20Foundation%20for%20Moral%20Law,%2009.19.07.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/about/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MtSoledadvTrunk_FMLamicus_3.9.12.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/ACLU_v_DeWeese_FML_amicus.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DeweesevACLU_FML_SCOTUS_Amicus_8.1.11.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Salazar_v_Buono_memorial_cross_FML_amicus.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/ACLU_v._McCreary%20County_Ten_Commandments_amicus_Foundation_for_Moral_Law.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/08-4061,_American_Atheists_v._Duncan,_Amicus_brief_by_Foundation_for_Moral_Law.pdf
- ↑ http://www.morallaw.org/PDF/UtahHighwayPatrolAssoc_v_AmerAtheists-FMLamicus.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Pleasant_Grove_v_Summum_amicus_FML.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Las_Cruces_crosses_%20amicus_brief_Foundation_for_Moral_Law.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Green%20v.%20Haskell%20County%20Board%20of%20Commissioners,%20amicus%20curiae%20brief,%20Foundation%20for%20Moral%20Law,%2004.03.07.doc.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Van%20Orden%20v.%20Perry.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/McCreary_amicus_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Staley%20v.%20Harris%20County,%20Texas.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/plattsmouth_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/MvG_cert_petition.pdf
- ↑ In Re: Roy S. Moore, Chief Justice Of The Alabama Supreme Court
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/MvJIC_app_brief.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/PDF/Cert._Petition_Moore_v._AJIC_7.29.04.pdf
- ↑ http://morallaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/11-398bsacFoundationForMoralLaw.pdf
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