ACLU's Request to Jail Lisa Miller Fails in Virginia Court / Freedom Federation Press Conference Notice

Aug 25, 2009

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We are very pleased to report an answer to prayer!  Earlier today, Liberty Counsel appeared in a Winchester, Virginia court to defend Lisa Miller from a complaint filed by the ACLU of Virginia on behalf of Janet Jenkins.

The ACLU asked the judge to order Lisa to jail for not delivering her own daughter, Isabella, to Vermont for unsupervised visitation with Janet. The ACLU also requested Lisa to pay attorney's fees and costs. But no jail time was ordered and the court rejected the ACLU’s request for money!

Although the court ruled that Lisa had violated a Vermont judge’s visitation order, no fines were assessed against her. The court ordered that Lisa pay $100 per day for pending visitation orders issued in Vermont, but there are no pending visitation orders at this time.

The ACLU vigorously argued against Liberty Counsel’s requested change of venue to Bedford County, where Lisa lives and Isabella attends school. However, the court ruled that future disputes in this case will be heard in Bedford County. 

Please continue to pray for Lisa and Isabella. Your prayers are working!

And don't forget to support Liberty Counsel's defense of Lisa. This has proven to be a very expensive case, but of course, Lisa and Isabella's future are well worth the fight.

Freedom Federation Holds Healthcare Press Conference

Tomorrow at 10 a.m. the Freedom Federation will hold a national press conference in Washington, D.C. The discussion will focus on government healthcare legislation and its impact on freedom and the sanctity of life.

Member organizations of the Freedom Federation are listed in our Notice of News Conference.

The Freedom Federation is a federation of national multiethnic and transgenerational organizations and leaders committed to plan, strategize, and work together on common interests contextualized within the Judeo-Christian worldview to communicate transcendent truth, faith and values to the religious, social and political institutions.

The Freedom Federation is committed to core values expressed in the Declaration of American Values.

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