2014-08-15T16:38:28-04:00 2013-09-30 218889579 David L Mortimer CPA 2338 Fairview Terrace Alexandria VA 22303 990 2012-10-01 521858532 The Becket Fund BECK 3000 K Street NW Washington DC 20007 William P Mumma 2029550095 2014-08-15 true David Mortimer P01084563 7037430272 2014-08-15 X 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz 5084797 false X X 1993 DC Public Interest Legal Activities 12 11 29 12 0 0 3915965 4805372 166746 74640 0 185408 -127452 4268119 4752560 432000 0 2004529 2854061 0 102324 1624133 1386414 3628662 4672475 639457 80085 1581138 1521591 672673 533041 908465 988550 Public Interest Legal Activities false 849991 432000 437300 The Stanford Law School Religious Liberty Clinic is the newest addition to the schools distinguished program of clinical legal education organized under the Mills Legal Clinic. It is the only law school in the country dedicated exclusively to the religious liberty issues, offiering students the opportunity to represent clients in disputes arising form a wide range of beliefs, practices and customs. The Religious Liberty Clinic is housed within the Stanford9s Mills Legal Clinic and is the latest addition to the law school9s distinguished program of clinical legal education. The clinic was made possible, in part, by a generous $1.6M gift from the The Washington DC based Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The clinics founding director is James A. Sonne, an experienced teacher and practitioner with particular expertise in law and religion. Stanford Law School officially launched the Religious Liberty Clinic ion January 14, 2013. 3367448 3588776 Public Interest Legal Activities: Our mission is to protect the free expression of all faiths. We exist to vindicate a simple but frequently neglected principle: that because the religious impulse is natural to human beings, religious expression is natural to human culture. Legal matters decided in court this year or, otherwise concluded include. Stormans v. Selecky: We are representing two pharmacists and one local pharmacy in Washington State who may lose their jobs and licenses because of a State Board of Pharmacy rule that pharmacists must stock and dispense emergency contraception even when it violates their consciences to do so. We won at district court and the State has appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. We were reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. 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O02 Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c This is completed as part of the organization9s annual audit. O03 CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The organization reviews the compensation paid by similar organizations. O04 Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b The organization reviews the compensation paid by similar organizations. O05 Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 No Documents are available to the public at this time. O06 List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Please review the overflow statements for the Programs Expenses for program consulting expenses. O07 List of other expenses Part IX line 24e Please review the overflow statements for the Programs Expenses for other expenses O08 General explanation attachment Moss v. Spartanburg School District #7: We represented a school district that had been sued for providing released-time school credits in accordance with South Carolina law. We won at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari. We were reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. Belmont Abbey College v. E.E.O.C.: We continue to represent this Catholic college against a federal agency directive that it provide coverage for contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients in its employee health care coverage or face penalties for sex discrimination. We are currently awaiting a final decision from the E.E.O.C. We are not charging any fees. Yoder v. Morristown: We represented 11 Amish families in upstate New York who are being prosecuted for refusing to use electricity. We are not charging any fees. Tagore v. Department of Homeland Security: We represent a Sikh woman who was employed by the IRS in Houston, Texas. She was fired because she wore a kirpan, a blunt ceremonial dagger, at all times, in accordance with her religious beliefs. Many much sharper and more dangerous objects are available in the IRS building, including box cutters, scissors, and cake knives. The case was reversed on appeal to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and is back in Houston federal district court. We are not charging any fees. Council for Secular Humanism v. McNeil: We are representing two ministries, Prisoners of Christ and Lamb of God Ministries, that operated faith-based halfway houses under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections. The Council for Secular Humanism objected to the contract under the Florida Blaine Amendment. We are not charging any fees. Jenks v. Spry: We represented school children and their parents who have been denied access to scholarships for special needs education provided for in Oklahoma State law on the basis of a conflict with the state Blaine Amendment. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in our favor. We did not charge any fees. Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius: We represent a large Christian-owned arts and crafts retailer in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We prevailed in the lower courts, and the case will be heard by the Supreme Court in March 2014. We are reimbursed for legal expenses, but are not charging fees. Wheaton College v. Sebelius: We represent a Christian liberal arts college in Illinois in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius: We represent a Catholic liberal arts college in North Carolina in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. Little Sisters of the Poor v. Sebelius: We represent an order of Catholic sisters and their employees in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. Reaching Souls International v. Sebelius: We represent Reaching Souls International, a nonprofit evangelistic ministry; Truett-McConnell College, a Georgia Baptist institution; and GuideStone Financial Resources, the benefits arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. Colorado Christian University v. Sebelius: We represent this Christian university in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the AffordableCareAct Eternal Word Television Network v. Sebelius: We represent a lay-run Catholic television and media organization in Alabama in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. East Texas Baptist University/Houston Baptist University v. Sebelius: We represent two Baptist universities in Texas in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. Ave Maria University v. Sebelius: We represent a Catholic university in Florida in a suit against the HHS contraception insurance mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees. Doe v. Acton-Boxborough: We represent some individuals and the Knights of Columbus as intervenors in a case defending the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. We are not charging any fees. Overall v. Ascension Health: We filed an amicus in support of a Catholic hospital system sued under ERISA over ERISA Church plans. We are not charging any fees. Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Weber: We represent the local Knights of Columbus council and KoC members in a case defending the display of a Jesus statue on federal land. We are not charging any fees. Town of Greece v. Galloway: We filed an amicus in a case challenging the recitati The Becket Reserve 3000 K Street NW 220 Washington DC 20007 522193473 Dormant DC 501c3 I N/A