Pro-Lifers Found Guilty of ‘KKK Act’ Charges
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The DOJ, using our tax dollars, charged pro-lifers using an old statute from the “Ku Klux Klan Act” to increase the fines and length of prison sentences. The pro-life advocates were all found guilty of all charges. Read, pray, and share!
From Thomas More Society. On August 20, 2024, following an 11-day trial in Detroit, Michigan, federal court, seven pro-life advocates were found guilty on charges of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and engaging in a “Conspiracy Against Rights”—charges brought by the Biden-Harris Department of Justice. Thomas More Society attorneys aided Chester Gallagher, a former police officer, who opted to present defense arguments on his own behalf.
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The combination of FACE Act and “Conspiracy Against Rights” charges—recently deployed by the Biden-Harris DOJ to prosecute peaceful life advocates, including Lauren Handy, Paul Vaughn, and others—carries a potential sentence of more than 10 years in prison. In pre-trial proceedings, Thomas More Society attorneys filed a Motion to Dismiss the felony “Conspiracy Against Rights” charge, arguing that the United States Supreme Court’s June 28, 2024, decision in Fischer v. United States prevents the Department of Justice’s use of the statute to multiply the potential prison time associated with non-violent, first-time FACE Act charges.
Steve Crampton, Thomas More Society Senior Counsel, reacted: “Yet again, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice has decided to characterize the actions of peaceful pro-lifers as a felony ‘Conspiracy Against Rights,’ punishable by over a decade in federal prison. After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, we believe the FACE Act to be unconstitutional, and we will continue to advocate on behalf of peaceful pro-life citizens like Chet Gallagher, Lauren Handy, and Paul Vaughn, who have been targeted with harsh prosecution by this Department of Justice. We are optimistic that our Motion to Dismiss the felony conspiracy charges will receive full and fair consideration before the Court. We also believe that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Fischer v. United States confirms that the Department of Justice’s novel strategy to inflict maximize pain upon peaceful pro-lifers by adding a charge of felony Conspiracy Against Rights cannot be squared with the law and we stand ready to make that case.”
The “Conspiracy Against Rights” statute, a part of the “Ku Klux Klan Act,” was passed in 1870 primarily to guard the rights of recently emancipated African Americans, as granted by the Reconstruction Amendments, against rampant violence by groups like the Ku Klux Klan. More recently, however, the Biden-Harris DOJ has used a novel reinterpretation of the law to apply this federal felony conspiracy statute against peaceful pro-life advocates who demonstrate abortion.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Leitman has taken the motion under advisement and has set a full briefing schedule for the Motion to Dismiss to be argued and considered.
Read Defendant Chester Gallagher’s Motion to Dismiss Count One in United States of America v. Calvin Zastrow, et al., filed by Thomas More Society attorneys and Chester Gallagher, on July 22, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan – Southern Division, here.
Read Defendant Chester Gallagher’s Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Count One in United States of America v. Calvin Zastrow, et al., here.
What do you think of the DOJ’s use of the FACE Act and the “Conspiracy Against Rights” statute? Share your prayers for pro-life activists being targeted below.
(Press release from Thomas More Society. Photo Credit: Maria Oswalt on Unsplash)
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Dear father God, It is so unfair and wicked what is evil government is trying to do to peaceful people and their rights. I ask for three things on their behalf: 1) That they will be exonerated, completely set free. 2) that the responsible people in these charges will be exposed to the world and fired. 3) This wicked regime will be completely exposed, disband and done away with. Thank you Father for hearing and answering my prayer.
Dear Lord,
Give Your people courage to face this situation in a way that honors You! Remind them that there is a special blessing on those who are persecuted for Your sake and the gospel’s. Shower Your blessings upon them, Lord!
Father and Lord of the nations, we ask you to show your power and judgment in exposing and reversing these injustices against those seeking to protect both mother and baby!
I am very very disappointed and appalled that our government is weaponizing laws to the prosecuting of citizens who oppose abortion and peacefully demonstrating their rights to do so!!!
Father God,
Let justice flow like water and righteousness like an unfailing stream!,
Amos 5:24
For, righteousness exalts a nation but sin ( condemns) is a disgrace to any people!
Proverbs 14: 34
The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursues righteousness!
Proverbs 15: 9
Father God we lift up and pray for these pro-lifers and all who are trying to defend The Unborn babies. Father Open the Eyes of those that are so blind to see clearly and not be deceived by evil. May your hand be upon this in the name of Jesus Amen
Thank You Jesus for sending competent defenders to stand in the gap for this group of people who were obedient to Your call to go and pray for those sweet , but confused and conflicted mamas and their babies. Please overcome the evil judgmental attitudes of those who are supposed to administer Your judgement… not the enemy’s judgement. Build courage in the hearts of each of these godly people, who came to administer Your love on those young women who have been lied to. May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven!! In Your Precious Son’s name JESUS. AMEN
Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of Hosts is exalted by His justice and the holy God is distinguished by righteousness.
Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy and is rising up to show you compassion for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for Him are happy.
Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will become like something rotten and their blossoms will blow away like dust, for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts, and they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Dear Heavenly Father, You are Elohei Mishpat, God of Justice. You are Holy and You are Righteous and when speaking of Your mercy toward Israel, Your Word says You will exalt Yourself to show mercy to Your people…thanks to Jesus, we too are Your people. I pray this motion to dismiss will be granted. I pray nothing will get in the way of justice for Chet Gallagher, Lauren Handy, Paul Vaughn and every other pro-life protester. May shame consume all calling good evil and evil good and all who reject Your instruction and despise Your Word, You ARE The Holy One of Israel. I am asking in the Name of Jesus Christ, for these protesters and their advocates to be blessed according to Your Word…abundantly, truthfully, in justice and in mercy. Amen
We must publicize the injustice perpetrated by this despotic regime. We must urge our republican representatives in congress and republican Senators to repeal the Face act.
Lord, you see and know of this illegal lawfare against peaceful people standing up against the evil shedding of innocent blood which our government is determined to call good. Please pull away the deception of judges and DOJ to see the evil and two tiered justice. As the FACE act also protects Pregnancy Resource Centers and not one person has ever been charged for defacing, destruction or firebombing a PRC, return us again to “liberty and justice for all.”
We bring this to your Court Lord and we ask for your Justice to come forth. Righteous justice, Lord. We pray that you continue to expose the evil and protect your people and bring about victory in your name Jesus amen
Prayer is our answer.
DEAR GOD:
THE BLATANT CRIMINALITY AND CORRUPTION OF THE LAW AHS BECOME PANDEMIC. YOUR PEOPLE ARE BEING PERSECUTEDIN PLACES WHERE THIS PERSECUTION SHOULD NOT EXIST.THE DEVIL IS RUNNING WILD.PLEASE CONTAIN AND TERRIFY HIM INTO DOCILITY.
I ASK I JESUS’ NAME
AMEN
Heavenly Father and Righteous Judge, no court is higher than your Courts of Heaven. We ask for a Divine Restraining Order and Injunction ruling in favor of your children that stand for your truth and defend life, as is our right and duty. We ask that the evil altar of abortion be destroyed and it’s ashes poured out in Jesus name.
Lord Jesus, Thank you for my many blessings every day I breathe the breath of beautiful life you gave me!
Lord Jesus, I know you’re great works! I know and feel your Love every day.
I know that you separated the tongues of men, so we would not go to war with each other, but that has changed man has learned each other‘s language. Lord, I pray for the defendants in this horrible pro life court situation. Lord Jesus, I pray for your hand of protection and love and mercy be upon these defendants in this case in the court these defendants had every right to do what they did to protect life that you give everyone the life you love. We are your children we love you Lord guide us all and give us the word for your will to be done. Shall we fight physically for this country? Satan is hard at work Lord he’s destroying us he’s teaching our children lies. He’s teaching adults lies he distracts lies steals and destroys, even our courts are lying . Lord Lord, I pray for your protection and your hand and your love and your mercy over these people that they do not go to prison or something that was not a lawbreaking scheme at all. I love you, Lord. My faith in you very strong, Lord, and I cry when I hear these things.
Thank you Lord thank you I love you and your name. I pray Jesus amen.
Almighty Father and Savior, you know what is in all men’s hearts. We as lovers of Jesus accept his gift to us as believers that all authority has been given to us through by the Holy Spirit. We proclaim the authority given to us by the Holy Spirit. The authority we have is more powerful than those who desire to to choose to kill unborn children of God
We proclaim that God’s love created in each embryo will survive to proclaim God’s love.
In Jesus’s name Amen
It is despicable and unjust! I pray that the Lord’s righteousness and justice would come to bear on each of these attempts to punish those who demonstrate against abortion. I lift up each defendant, and ask that You strengthen, encourage, and vindicate each one. I pray that You would use each one for Your Kingdom purposes and plans, even in these very difficult trials – both literal and spiritual.
Only God can help us, may we be FREE to exercise the freedoms we have and show our objection to this at the BALLOT BOX. Get out to VOTE.
For years, I have prayed for ALL of God’s people to be radicalized in Christ. When the Lord fully answers these prayers, we ALL will be put into jail because the Left just cannot bear the Lord’s people taking Him seriously and acting for Him. Years ago, I just thought that they would be angry. Now, sadly, they can and will do something about this.
We are truly living in the last days when the homicide of a pregnant woman whose unborn child is killed, is .considered a murder of TWO persons not one. What hypocrisy that the abortion people want/have laws that allow the taking of an unborn child’s life up to 9 months without penalty. LORD please remove the vail of deceit that allows people to look at this act under the lie of health care.
Thank you for posting Defendant Chester Gallagher’s Motion to Dismiss Count One in United States of America v. Calvin Zastrow, et al., filed by Thomas More Society attorneys and Chester Gallagher, on July 22, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan – Southern Division.
All one has to do is read a few pages to discover the INTENT of the Law by the legislators who created it! They never meant for a first time offense to be a felony, but instead, a misdemeanor and a warning to not continue in activities that obstruct the entrance to clinics.
The enemy clearly knows the laws and is an expert at twisting and perverting justice.
Heavenly Father, King of Kings, You hold our courts in Your hands. Your courts are HIGHER, YOUR ways are greater than any earthly realm. We pray, Father, that YOUR authority for truth and justice would be FULLY RELEASED in this case! Your children are in need of Your judgments on injustice and lies. Abba, the people involved were trying to PROTECT LIFE, not take it. We bless all judges, lawyers, and court personnel involved in this case with the FEAR OF THE LORD. We pray that a holy fear, reverence for Your Authority, and Word, would overtake these Americans. They are our brothers and sisters who are using the legal system in a distorted manner to subvert the law.
We speak TRUTH into sentencing!
We pray that they would read the MOTION TO DISMISS with YOUR EYES and none other! Open blind eyes, Abba, to the truth! Open deaf ears to the TRUTH! Visit them in dreams, give them no rest until YOUR NAME is a praise in all the earth! And Abba, we pray the same for all those in positions of leadership in our government as it relates to supporting Israel and releasing funds for weapons and all manner of support AGAINST TERROR GROUPS who seek to kill our Jewish brothers and sisters!
In every case, in every country, we speak LIFE!
You sent Jesus that we might have LIFE and LIFE ABUNDANT!
HERE and around the earth, we speak LIFE! TRUTH!
Release YOUR JUST JUDGMENTS, Abba, and forgive us for not praying about these things as we ought, daily.
We love You, Father, and praise you!
Dearest Heavenly Father: You promise to never leave nor FORSAKE us. We need your help right now in this spiritual battle. We need you to show up and show out for your followers that are being persecuted. You see how the inJustice department is attacking your followers for quietly protesting the killing of innocent babies yet those who protest by looting, killing, and destroying property in protests against police and Israel go totally unchecked. Not even stopped and with no accountability for their actions whatsoever. Father please do your perfect work and get your children released and exonerated. Prevent this current administration from being able to weaponize departments of our government against Christians which is exactly what they are doing. We pray this prayer In the Mighty Name of Jesus, knowing you not only hear but answer prayers. We give you all Glory, Power, Honor and Praise for you alone are worthy to be praised. Amen
insanity of evil as predicted
we cannot loose heart, we must not be intimidated
joy is ours for we know in whom we believe
Lord Have Mercy
All knowing Father, we pray for our brothers and sisters who are facing the enemy right now in this unjust situation and ask for you to free them in the name of Jesus. We also pray for our enemies, that their hearts of stone be softened and that they see the errors of theirs ways and be set free from Satan’s grip. We pray YOUR will be done. In Christ’s name we ask. Amen and so be it!
Clearly this is not merely politics. Evil has taken control of our nation and world powers.
Sadly it has had control over this nation for decades. NOW we take it back with the power of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We decree and declare that every person that has been unjustly accused and charged is fully exonerated from all persecution , and all that had any part of this injustice will be held accountable in the courts of heaven. Father, come and bring your justice to all. In Jesus name Amen
The silence is deafening! Out of 1,000 views only 1 comment!!!!!
Luke 19:40 “I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out”
When Dobbs reached the Supreme Court, IFA filed an Amicus Brief that allowed us to comment on the case. One of the proudest moments of my life was to stand with the Pro-life people of Mississippi against the manufactured Roe misinterpretation of the Constitution. My “thoughts and Prayers” were thereby included in the documentation surrounding Dobbs.
I referenced Matthew 18:6 in my comments “but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me…it would be better for them to have a millstone hung on their neck”
I pray in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth that IFA to creates an Amicus to support these persecuted warriors
Yes our voices desperately need to be loud against this corrupt DOJ
It’s name -department of JUSTICE is such a mockery of its original intent under this evil administration
The Department of Injustice!
“But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.”
Psalms 37:33 NLT
By the Power of Almighty God may the unjust charges trumped up by the Biden/Harris DOJ targeting peaceful protests in defense of the babies come to nothing.