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Laura Brown Hernandez is a Senior Research Counsel at the ACLJ emphasizing in constitutional litigation at the federal appellate level and has participated as amicus curiae counsel in numerous cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A graduate of The University of Richmond Law School in Richmond, Virginia, Hernandez clerked for the Honorable John D. Butzner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit before gaining extensive experience in private practice at law firms in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia.
She has served as an adjunct professor of legal writing at Regent University where her husband, Michael V. Hernandez, serves as Professor of Law.
The ACLJ just filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. This is a critically important case that could have a dramatic impact on the ability of states to stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to the nation’s largest abortion provider. This...
The ACLJ is preparing to file a friend-of-the-court ( amicus ) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Kerr v. Edwards. This important case could have a dramatic impact on the ability of states to stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to the nation’s largest abortion provider. As we explained earlier,
Recently, the Texas Supreme Court delivered a blow to pro-abortion groups seeking to enjoin enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat bill, S.B. 8. For all intents and purposes, the court’s ruling puts an end to lawsuits attempting to preemptively stop enforcement of the law. As we’ve previously...
Recently, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in a major religious liberty case. In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a school fired Coach Joe Kennedy because he said a brief, quiet prayer of gratitude after football...
Recently, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed an amicus brief in Zimmerman v. City of Austin, urging the Texas Supreme Court to uphold a Texas law prohibiting the use of taxpayer money to support abortion-related services. As we explained earlier, Texas is at the forefront of the...
President Biden and the abortion lobby are desperately trying to block a lifesaving new Texas law that would essentially shut down abortions statewide. Earlier this week, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed an URGENT amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in two...
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) just filed an amicus brief in Zimmerman v. City Austin, urging the Texas Supreme Court to hear a case involving the use of taxpayer money to support abortion related services. Texas is at the forefront of the effort to defund Planned Parenthood. In...
This is a major Supreme Court victory for conservative organizations nationwide, protecting the freedom of speech from the pervasive attack of cancel culture, a battle the ACLJ has been engaged in for many decades. The Supreme Court of the United States just ruled that California’s Donor Disclosure...
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