Dear Friends,
As I write, our attorneys are working diligently on multiple high-impact briefs in the state and federal courts of appeal. These cases have the potential to shape the future for years to come!
In the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, we’re fighting on behalf of a traditional Korean spa for women. The spa offers an immersive experience where women can relax with each other in various states of undress, unconcerned about peeping toms. But the State of Washington ordered this traditional spa to admit a transgender activist—a biological male—who wanted to disrobe with the women and display his own, very non-female genitalia.
Not long ago, even liberals would have been appalled and called this behavior exhibitionism, still a criminal act in most jurisdictions. Now the State is mandating it, and the federal trial court dismissed the spa’s protest. We will not stand idly by and allow this Christian, family-owned business to be ruined, for women to be visually violated, and for this perverse activism to destroy the country we love!
At the same time, in the Midwest we are battling for a jail administrator who was fired after a reporter dug up and decried his online biblical commentary. Even though our client’s internet postings were completely separate from his work, the county deemed his beliefs discriminatory and fired him for supposed negative public perception—which the left-leaning media had created!
We are now taking his case to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which oversees the federal courts in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota. We can’t let activists masquerading as journalists stir up controversy and get people of faith removed from public office or employment!
With eerie similarity, our Florida attorney is appealing a decision from Florida to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta. A public servant in Miami-Dade County, Florida, posted in a conservative online forum his concerns about drag queens grooming kids. Radical activists brought it to the attention of local media, and as a result the employee was fired. If not overturned, this decision will cast a long and ominous shadow not only in the Sunshine State, but across the Southeast.
Encouragingly, we were thrilled to recently receive two victories before the Oregon Court of Appeals in favor of two PJI clients who were wrongly denied unemployment benefits after they were unjustly fired. Our offices produce outstanding results on a regular basis—not just fighting but winning!
Even with all of our past victories, never before has PJI had so many important cases, and in so many different states, before the highly influential courts of appeal at the same time.
That’s why we need you, our faithful friends, to advance forward with us, step for step. This year, we could change history and turn the tide of repression that is sweeping over the land we love.
We have moved forward, knowing that this is our now-or-never moment to retake crucial ground lost to the radicals over the last several years. We are trusting God, and we are trusting you, our forever friends, to help us meet every need. And we know this is no time to retreat!
Can I ask you to prayerfully consider becoming a regular monthly supporter of PJI, if you are not already doing so?
And can I humbly ask those of you who faithfully give on a regular basis to consider a special gift this month or increase your monthly giving?
I hope that 2024 is as full of hope and promise for you as it is for us at PJI. God bless you and your family with His favor and abundance!
Running the Race,
Brad Dacus
Founder and President
Pacific Justice Institute
