(Washington, D.C.) Thomas More Society attorneys applaud President Donald Trump’s new Department of Justice leadership for an order issued on January 24, 2025, limiting enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). The directive, issued the day following Presidential pardons for 23 life advocates convicted by the Biden DOJ, stringently curtailing the recent weaponization of the abortion access law against those arrested while delivering life affirming information about alternatives outside of abortion vendors.
As the
pardoned pro-life advocates, most represented by the Thomas More Society, those
FACE Act prosecutions still on the legal docket will be dismissed. Henceforth,
according to the order, prosecutions and civil actions under the FACE Act will
now be permitted only in “extraordinary circumstances” or in cases presenting
“significant aggravating factors.”
Peter
Breen, Thomas More Society Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation,
reacted:
“Thomas
More Society welcomes the news that the Department of Justice has been directed
to dismiss with prejudice three remaining FACE Act cases brought against our
peaceful pro-life clients. In all three of these cases, our attorneys have led
the defense of pro-life advocates targeted by Biden’s DOJ—which had sought
crushing penalties, fines, and injunctions against them, to stop them from
sharing their pro-life message. These cases should have never been brought and
we are thankful to the Trump administration for righting that wrong. While this
handful of cases are now slated for dismissal, there is no shortage of ongoing
attacks on life-affirming ministries across the country, as pro-abortion states
double down on anti-life policies and lawfare. As these legal battles multiply
in pro-abortion states, we will tirelessly continue to defend the entire
pro-life movement.”
Thomas More Society is a national not-for-profit law firm dedicated to restoring respect in law for life, family, and freedom. Headquartered in Chicago and with offices across the country, Thomas More Society fosters support for these causes by providing high quality pro bono legal services from local trial courts all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. For more information, visit thomasmoresociety.org.
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