Thursday, 30 August 2012

Jay And Jordan Sekulow Announce Support For Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney today announced the support of Jay Sekulow and Jordan Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice*.

“Jay and Jordan have been on the front lines fighting for conservatives – it is an honor to have their support,” said Mitt Romney. “On issues of great importance to me, including religious freedom and protecting human life, Jay and Jordan have been tireless leaders. I look forward to working with them to ensure that we can bring conservative change to Washington.”

“In order for conservatives to make the changes in Washington that we have been fighting for, we must first defeat President Obama and have a leader with a proven record of getting things done,” said Jay Sekulow. “Mitt Romney is the one candidate who can take his pro-growth message to the American people and defeat President Obama. Throughout his life, he has proven that he will not back down from difficult situations – fixing the mess that President Obama has left will not be easy.”

“Mitt Romney’s record as governor and vision for our country is one that conservatives should be proud to support,” said Jordan Sekulow. “He cut taxes, balanced budgets, and defended both traditional marriage and life in a politically difficult environment. Mitt Romney’s ability to defeat President Obama and enact conservative change is why I support him and so many conservatives are backing his campaign.”

Background on Jay and Jordan Sekulow

Jay Sekulow is Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice. He is an accomplished Supreme Court advocate, renowned expert on religious liberty, and a respected broadcaster. Jay Sekulow is an attorney with a passion for protecting religious liberty, freedom, and democracy. For nearly a quarter of a century, he's been on the front lines - working to protect religious and constitutional freedoms in the courts, in Congress, and in the public arena. At the Supreme Court of the United States, Jay Sekulow has argued 12 cases - including several landmark cases which have become part of the legal landscape in the area of religious liberty litigation.

Jordan Sekulow is the Executive Director of the American Center for Law and Justice. He is the host of the Jordan Sekulow Show, a syndicated radio program that provides cutting analysis of today's political and legal landscape and regularly features elected officials and conservative leaders from across the U.S. and around the globe. He also serves as co-host, along with ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, of the Jay Sekulow Live! radio broadcast and the ACLJ This Week television broadcast. Jordan, an attorney, has an LL.M. from Georgetown Law Center and oversees the organization’s international offices.

Saturday, 18 August 2012

Jay Sekulow on Fox News: Court Upholds Voter ID Law




Jay Sekulow appeared on Fox News to discuss a court's recent decision to uphold a voter ID law. The Judge issued a lengthy opinion explaining why this law aimed at protecting the integrity and reliability of the election must be allowed to go into effect. This is a major victory in preventing voter fraud.

Source from http://aclj.org/jay-sekulow-fox-news-court-upholds-voter-id-law

Monday, 13 August 2012

Friday, 10 August 2012

Jay Sekulow Against Obama’s Lawsuit Regarding Military Voting Rights

You may have heard about the ongoing discussion of the military voting rights. While everyone seems to have their own opinion, it can become a little difficult for the common people to decide what they want to stand for.

Believe it or not, but to a great extent, we follow the opinion of our role models when it comes to taking a side on issues like these.

I don’t think I need to discuss how well-respected Mr. Jay Sekulow is, which is why when he has an opinion about something, it matters! This time, Mr. Sekulow has publicized his opinion about the lawsuit regarding Military voting rights. I, as an individual, respect his opinion about this lawsuit. After all, the people who have sacrificed their lives to protect us must also be well taken care of.  

Saturday, 4 August 2012

A Man of Honor, A Man with Wisdom; that’s how we recognize Jay Sekulow

It is often heard, “When times get tough, the tough get going.” In this so called ‘free-world,’ there are still many issues, such as religious taboos and inhibitions, that bind society, inevitably weakening one section of society and strengthening another.

Jay Sekulow is definitely one of the few people that has contributed immensely toward securing the rights of the people in need. He has been working together with many associations, and has helped many people get over the demons of religious inequalities. He has devoted years of hard-work towards liberating thousands from the pain and shackles of religious inequality.

This is a neglected issue in our society today that most lawyers avoid. In the present era, there are very  few names who can actually be trusted for making a difference in the world. Mr. Sekulow has been one of those few people who has raised a voice against such types of hypocritical attacks that create substantial divisions in groups of people. Very few go that extra mile to do something worthwhile for society. He is well-established and is the chief counsel for the American Center of Law and Justice.

Mr. Sekulow has fought many cases, which have definitely helped in changing the mentality and social structure of many people who have been oppressed in the past due to the pressure of religious and fundamental rights wars.

His aim is to reach to those sections of the society, which have been suffering for a long time, and deliver them to social setting that works for their benefit in the future. He is among those who have been working for the betterment of the society for many years now. Through ultimate humility, great souls like Jay Sekulow are the actual reason for the marginal benefit that the society is witnessing these days in terms of advancement and leaving behind the past to experience the new.

Monday, 30 July 2012

Jay Sekulow: Giving a new meaning to the cause of religious Liberty

Jay Sekulow has constantly made it to the headlines with his efforts when it comes to defending religious liberty. A prolific attorney, Mr. Sekulow has won international acclaim for the protection of causes related to religious liberty, freedom and democracy. Whether it is courts, congress or public arena, he has worked feverishly in becoming the voice of thousands of people across the United States and the world. Mr. Sekulow’s firm The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is one the preeminent law firms of the country.

Mr. Sekulow is an acclaimed Supreme Court judge, who has argued 12 cases with some bearing landmark results. These cases went on to change the way, religious litigation works. For instance, in the Mergens case, he helped to secure the liberty for students to form Bible clubs and religious organizations. No one ever thought that his fight for religious freedom would transform in to a cause of international outreach. He realized that Christians faced widespread discrimination for practicing their faith. Hence, he took up their cause and started working towards religious liberty.
 
Today American Center for Law and Justice has its sister concerns with the European Centre, Slavic Centre, African Centre and East African Centre. It is also present in countries such as Russia, France, Israel, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
 
It is evident that hard work and dedication is always rewarded. Mr. Sekulow has won various accolades for his work. TIME magazine has named Jay as the “25 Most Influential Evangelicals” of all time. He has also been named as the "The 90 Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years." The National Law journal has twice named him as "100 Most Influential Lawyers" in the United States. It is common to find his name associated with various causes related to religious causes in the United States today. Some popular cases include that of Obama care, Abortion, American heritage, equal access, fairness doctrine and Israel to name a few.

It is due to the efforts of people like Mr. Jay Sekulow that the issue of religious equality is coming to the forefront worldwide.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Jay Sekulow - Not Like Anybody!

Jay Sekulow can undoubtedly be termed as “brilliant”. He is a man who has tried his hands on so many things that each of those can't be possibly listed. More than anything else, he's been working as an attorney. But he is not just another lawyer, he's the best of all! He has been in the news many times because of the cases he worked on.

This dynamic law enthusiast never limited his abilities to law – and has a successful radio/television call-in talk show about legal issues. Yes, he is a renowned radio host! His talk show is aired on as many as 850 stations.

The man is a guest commentator on FOX news channel, and hosts a TV show 'ACLJ This Week'. He, as a lawyer, is someone who is hard to argue with, and impossible to knock down.

Jay Sekulow has been awarded many times for what he does. To name a few honours, he has been added to National Law Journal’s Power List, in the year 1994 and recently was added to the list of 90 greatest lawyers of last 30 years (Washington) by Legal Times.