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FRC, Liberty Institute File Motion for Argument, DOJ Filing Does Not Present Strongest Defense WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Family Research Council and The Liberty Institute announced the filing of a motion for argument in a recent National Day of Prayer (NDP) case citing the Obama Administration's we...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins condemned the 5-4 District of Columbia Court of Appeals decision that voters in the District do not have a right to vote on an initiative to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, calling it an affront to families and chil...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Family Research Council today released a new report that refutes claims made recently by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (RCOG) that a fetus is not able to feel pain before 24 weeks of development. RCOG's study is being used to uphold Britain's current le...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council (FRC) Senior Vice President Tom McClusky released the following statement in response to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro declaring the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The Defense of Marriage Act DOMA was enacted in 1996 by a...

** Media Advisory** WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Family Research Council's Dr. Patrick Fagan, Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage andamp; Religion Research Institute (MARRI), will participate in FreedomFest 2010 at Bally's Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Fagan will serve as a star witness...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Family Research Council today praised Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle for her veto yesterday of a bill that would have created both same-sex and opposite-sex "civil unions." "We thank Gov. Lingle for her veto, and for recognizing that 'civil unions' are 'essentially marriage by...

**Media Advisory** WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. Pat Fagan, Family Research Council's Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Research on Marriage and Religion, will join a panel discussion tomorrow afternoon at the New America Foundation. The discussion, entitled "The Challenges Facing American Fam...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkinsis scheduled to testifytoday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on President Barack Obama's nomination of former Harvard law school president Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court. He willgive testimonyon her attempt to deny milita...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, decided that religious liberty was less important than political correctness. In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the court ruled that if a university had an "all-comers" policy toward campus organizations, then any interested...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins announced the addition of two experts to FRC's policy team. Retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis is the FRC's new Senior Fellow for National Security, and attorney and journalist Ken Klukowski will serve as FRC's Director of t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - FRC Action, the legislative advocacy arm of the Family Research Council, released the following statement criticizing the House passage of the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175), which would limit free speech for organizations during election cycles. The House also rejected the Motion to Re...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling in Doe v. Reed regarding the public release of the names and addresses of ballot petition signers. Family Research Council filed an amicus brief in the case. Ken Klukowski, Family Research Council's Special Counsel and Director of the...

Washington, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in response to the Obama Adminstration's plans to force private employers to extend benefits to homosexual couples under the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act: "The Obama Administration continues to d...

Washington, DC - This afternoon the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel considering the new "Emergency Contraceptive," Ella, which can also act as an abortifacient, votedagainst recommendingANYprecautions or labeling that would inform women of the drug's abortifacient capabilities as w...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a hearing to consider approval of a new drug application for an abortifacient drug, ulipristal acetate, as an emergency contraceptive, or a new "Plan B." Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council's Director for the Center f...

Urges Congress to Move Taxpayer Funding Away from Abortion Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning at a Capitol Hill news conference, Family Research Council joined members of Congress including Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) as well as other pro-life leaders to discuss the G...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council praised today's decision by the federal Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability to reject any change in current blood donation rules. Current policy provides that men who have had sex with men at any time since 1977 are permanently "deferred" fr...

Will Urge Committee to Protect Public Health, Resist those Advancing Socio-Political Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow (Friday, June 11), Family Research Council Senior Fellow Peter Sprigg will testify before the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) of the Department of Hea...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new Web site launched by the Family Research Council - www.frc.org/tracker - tracks state legislation related to issues of importance to families, including religious liberty, abortion, homosexuality, domestic violence, the sanctity of marriage, embryonic research, pornography a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today joined concerned religious and pro-family leaders for a tele-news conference condemning Viacom's Comedy Central station over its planned upcoming show, "JC." The show will be a situation comedy about God and his Son, the Lord Je...