Staff Reports
The Thomas More Society is cheering after a major win in the courts shut down a pesky law in Illinois. The law, dubbed Senate Bill 1909, aimed to give the Illinois Attorney General too much power to slam the hammer on pregnancy centers. But after a fierce legal battle, a U.S. District Court put the brakes on this egregious overreach.
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The heart of the matter was the Illinois Attorney General’s desire to close down pregnancy centers if he felt they were up to no good. But thanks to the Thomas More Society’s hard work, an agreement was reached with the Attorney General to permanently block the law from ever seeing the light of day. Victory for life!
Peter Breen, the bigwig at the Thomas More Society, spoke out on the big win. He made it clear that this was a huge win for the pregnancy centers in Illinois. The courts slapped down the Attorney General and his buddies in the legislature for trying to shut down speech they didn’t like. It’s a victory for free speech and a major blow to those who want to stifle opposing viewpoints.
The real issue here is about freedom of speech. The lawmakers and the Attorney General thought they could silence anyone who didn’t agree with them. But the courts put them in their place and sent a powerful message about the importance of free speech for everyone, even those with unpopular opinions.
So, in the end, this “stupid” and likely unconstitutional law got squashed by the courts for good. A permanent roadblock is now in place to stop the Attorney General from enforcing this power grab. It’s a win for the good guys and a big “L” for those who want to trample on the First Amendment.
