Thomas More Society Attorneys Provide
Pardon Request Package to Incoming Trump Administration
On January 14, 2025, Thomas More Society attorneys submitted to the incoming Trump administration formal requests for presidential pardons on behalf of 21 pro-life advocates who have been unjustly prosecuted, convicted, and in several cases, imprisoned, by the Biden Department of Justice.
In their letter submitted to President Donald J. Trump, Thomas More Society attorneys
“urge that these pro-life Americans are deserving of full and unconditional pardons.”
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Executive Branch, Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | 
January 16, 2025 5:00 AM | 
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How did our Founders view freedom?
In this episode of Spotlight, former Illinois state representative, Peter Breen, tackles this question.
Peter Breen is the executive Vice President and Head of Litigation for the Thomas More Society, a non-profit national public interest law firm that is dedicated to restoring respect in law for life, family, religious liberty, and election integrity.
In his speech, Breen proves that the Founders not only tolerated Christianity, but they also directly promoted it.… Continue Reading
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This edition of Illinois Family Spotlight features Mark Houck, a devout Catholic and peaceful pro-life protestor who was falsely accused of violating the FACE Act.
Houck was arrested and handcuffed in front of his wife and children by the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice.
With legal representation from the Thomas More Society and a unanimous jury verdict, Mark Houck was declared to be innocent.
This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Biden, Department of Justice, FACE Act, FBI, Planned Parenthood, Sanctity of Life, Thomas More Society
Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | April 10, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: When the FBI Comes Banging
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In this episode, Spotlight is featuring remarks made by former state representative Peter Breen at the 2024 Speakout Illinois Pro-Life Conference.
Peter Breen is the executive vice-president and is the head of litigation for the Thomas More Society, which is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that champions the causes of life, family, and freedom.
In his speech, Peter Breen remarks on the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which overturned Roe v.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Faith, Family, Freedom, IFA, IFI, Life, Peter Breen, pregnancy, pregnancy center, Roe v. Wade, Spotlight, Thomas More Society, U.S. Supreme Court
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Sanctity of Life, Uncategorized | Alyssa Sonnenburg | April 3, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: A Pro-Life Update from Attorney Peter Breen
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This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features Peter Breen’s speech at the Will County Republican Banquet in the first half and a Q&A session with Scott Klusendorf, President of the Life Training Institute, in the second half.
Peter Breen is a former state representative and currently is the executive vice president & head of litigation for the Chicago based Thomas More Society.
Breen speaks on the unconstitutional nature of Senate Bill 1909, which causes pro-life pregnancy centers to undergo litigation and fines.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Life Training Institute, Peter Breen, Planned Parenthood, SB 1909, Scott Klusendorf, Thomas More Society
Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | December 13, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Planned Parenthood’s Favorite Bill
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In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, Monte Larrick interviews former state representative, Peter Breen, who now serves as the Executive Vice President of the Thomas More Society, which is a non-profit national public interest law firm that is dedicated to restoring respect in law for life, family, religious liberty, and election integrity. They discuss at length the tyrannical Senate Bill 1909, which is designed to shut down pro-life pregnancy care centers through litigation, fines, and more.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Episode #355, Free Exercise Clause, Illinois family spotlight, Monte Larrick, Peter Breen, SB 1909, SPOTLIGHT: The Crisis of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Thomas More Society
Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | May 24, 2023 6:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Under Attack in Illinois
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As the new year approaches, we close out 2021 with a nativity-focused edition of Spotlight. In our first segment, we feature the homily given by the Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of the Springfield Diocese, at the blessing of the nativity scene displayed in the Capitol rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse. The nativity crèche is a public expression of Christian faith and is presented, through private funding, by the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee.… Continue Reading
It is the most wonderful time of the year. Though this year has been unique, remembering the events of the Incarnation of God as a Man is a foundational, mind-blowing truth for all Christians. This edition of spotlight features a 2018 interview with Tom Brejcha (from the Thomas More Society) about the importance of Christmas, the nativity scene that was displayed in the rotunda of the Illinois capitol building, and the important upcoming legislative issues in Congress and the Illinois legislature.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
Give me your young, your old, your faithful masses yearning to worship freely. This revision of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus could well be the rallying cry of Pastor Steve Cassell of The Beloved Church in Lena, Illinois. On this edition of Spotlight, Pastor Steve joins me for a timely discussion regarding the perilous intersection of COVID-19, governmental “authority,” and Constitutionally-guaranteed personal liberties.
Pastor Steve and I consider how churches and people of faith should respond to Illinois’ lockdown and examine the dangerous precedent that could be established by our governor’s abuse of his executive power.… Continue Reading
Tags: COVID–19, First Amendment, JB Pritker, lock-down, Peter Breen, religious liberty, shelter-at-home, Steve Cassell, The Beloved Church, Thomas More Society
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Give me your young, your old, your faithful masses yearning to worship freely. This revision of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus could well be the rallying cry of Pastor Steve Cassell of Beloved Church in Lena, IL. On this edition of Spotlight, Pastor Steve joins me for a timely discussion regarding the perilous intersection of COVID-19, governmental “authority,” and Constitutionally-guaranteed personal liberties.
Pastor Steve and I consider how churches and people of faith should respond to Illinois’ lockdown and examine the dangerous precedent that could be established by our governor’s abuse of his executive power.… Continue Reading
