Blue State Pro-Life Judicial Showdown

13/10/2025 35 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4

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Inside the Legal Fights After Dobbs with Peter Breen (Thomas More Society)Brian sits down with Peter Breen, Executive Vice President & Head of Litigation at the Thomas More Society, for a candid, wide-ranging conversation...from Peter’s journey back to the faith (Notre Dame, Knights of Columbus, a brief stint in seminary) and launching pregnancy centers, to the Aurora, IL “mega-clinic” battle that drew him into full-time pro-life lawyering. He then pulls back the curtain on today’s frontline cases: defending pregnancy centers from “deceptive practices” attacks, the blistering Illinois fight (FOIAs, press-conference twists, and a fast federal injunction), and parallel brawls in New York, California, and Boston. They close with hard lessons from post-Dobbs ballot wars (Nebraska’s alternative amendment, Florida’s 60% hurdle, Missouri’s next move) and why persuasion plus prudent policy saves lives over time. In this episode:How a patent lawyer became a pro-life litigator (and why Saturday mornings at Planned Parenthood mattered)The Aurora zoning “silver bullet,” learning under Tom Brejcha, and building a national defense for centersIllinois’ failed speech-policing law: FOIA receipts, courtroom wins, and attorney’s feesWhy pregnancy centers are the new organizing hubs and why AGs are targeting themBallot measures after Dobbs: offering real alternatives vs. all-or-nothing lossesGuest: Peter Breen, Executive Vice President & Head of Litigation, Thomas More SocietyHost: Brian Westbrook, Executive Director, Coalition Life