Posted on 10/16/2014 4:07:55 AM PDT by bestintxas
When the NAACP turned on African-American pro-life advocate, Ryan Bomberger and The Radiance Foundation, slamming them with a frivolous trademark lawsuit, many were surprised. It seemed ironic that the nation’s most prominent black civil rights organization would lash out at those working to “illuminate, educate, and motivate,” especially a group that is led by and works closely with people of color. Life Legal Defense Foundation filed a “friend of the court” amicus brief today in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, supporting Bomberger and The Radiance Foundation in the request to have a prejudicial lower court decision reversed.
The NAACP sued Bomberger and Radiance for trademark infringement following the black pro-life leader’s criticism of the NAACP’s abortion advocacy for which he dubbed it the “National Association for the Abortion of Colored People.” U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Jackson found in favor of the NAACP, a decision that has drawn much criticism. Attorney Dana Cody, President and Executive Director of Life Legal Defense Foundation, said, “The court gave lip service to the First Amendment, but completely disregarded its practice in obliterating Ryan’s free speech rights.” She added, “The idea that public criticism of a group for observing the disconnect between their name and their actions can land one in court is outrageous!”
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Communists care neither about human life nor human suffering.
GREAT Headline!
That’s right. The Left thrives on death.
“Dear God, this is awful! They are finally figuring it out!” (/ghost of Margaret Sanger)
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