THOMAS MORE SOCIETY
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Mission Statement
The Thomas More Society is a not-for-profit, national public interest law firm dedicated to restoring respect in law for life, family, and religious liberty. Based in Chicago, the Thomas More Society defends and fosters support for these causes by providing high quality pro bono legal services from local trial courts all the way to the United States Supreme Court.
About This Cause
The Need for the Thomas More Society Thomas More Society was forged in the crucible of courtroom conflict — the marathon landmark federal antitrust and RICO lawsuit, NOW v. Scheidler. The lawsuit pitted the nation’s entire abortion industry and a radical feminist group, the “National Organization for Women” (NOW), against Joe Scheidler and other pro-life leaders throughout the country. In addition to serving as a party plaintiff, NOW sought and was allowed to serve as class representative for a plaintiff class of all women in America who were actual or potential patrons of abortion providers. Apart from the named defendants, NOW and the other plaintiffs complained of “all persons in active concert or participation” with these pro-life leaders, and plaintiffs later explained they were really seeking relief from as many as a million persons! The sole initial charge against the pro-lifers was that they were “conspiring in restraint of interstate commerce” — that is, by agreeing to work together in trying to suppress the trade of abortionists — they were in violation of the federal antitrust laws. But, the charges grew as the case proceeded. About the Thomas More Society The Thomas More Society was forged out of necessity in 1997 in order to continue defending the historic N.O.W. v. Scheidler case. This nationwide class action lawsuit brought by the National Organization for Women against prominent pro-life leader Joseph Scheidler (among others) was a transparent attempt to gag pro-life activism at abortion clinics nationally through the blatant misuse of federal antitrust and racketeering statutes. Having decisively prevailed in N.O.W. v. Scheidler in the U.S. Supreme Court, 8-1 (2003) and 8-0 (2006), the Thomas More Society continues to litigate cutting-edge cases including: •Protecting the First Amendment rights of those who pray and counsel outside our nation’s abortion facilities •Defending laws that protect human life from conception to natural death •Ensuring the free expression of religion in the public square •Restoring respect for marriage as the sacred union of one man and one woman The Thomas More Society has assisted thousands of clients including some of the nation’s most renowned pro-life and religious leaders: David Bereit and 40 Days for Life, Lila Rose and Live Action, Joe, Ann and Eric Scheidler and Pro-Life Action League, Troy Newman and Operation Rescue, Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities, Dioceses, Religious Orders, the Notre Dame Protestors (“ND88”) and many more.