Peter Breen

EVP & Head of Litigation @thomasmoresoc; Husband & proud father of 2 busy boys; Fmr IL St Rep & GOP Floor Ldr, 2015-19; BE, Vanderbilt; JD, Notre Dame

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

After 20+ years of service, Los Angeles County lifeguard Captain Jeffrey Little asked for a simple religious accommodation: that he not be required to raise the Progress Pride Flag or direct others to do so.

The County granted his request, then revoked it days later. He was investigated, suspended without pay, and retaliated against.

Now, a federal judge has cleared the way for his case to proceed to trial.
No American should have to choose between their livelihood and their conscience. We're proud to stand with Captain Little in seeking justice.

Read the full story: https://t.co/nCNh8RS9rW

[Joseph Nolla, SJ @josephnollasj]

“Pope Leo was a math major? I wonder what his encyclicals will be like”

Like this

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

🔴 LIVE: TMS Senior Counsel Christopher Ferrara testifies before a @JudiciaryGOP subcommittee chaired by @RepChipRoy on repealing the FACE Act.

Watch live: https://t.co/9o0N5V9E4A https://t.co/kYBqd3Yi64

[Mollie @MZHemingway]

TODAY IS ALITO BOOK LAUNCH DAY!! it would mean a lot to me if you could purchase it today. You can read my deeply reported look at our least well known and most consequential justice whenever you want, but please purchase today!

[Peter Breen @peterbreen]

For years, we and others have been fighting to have the religious liberties of our warfighters taken seriously. With this historic settlement, every member of the Coast Guard now has full protection for their religious freedoms. Time for the other branches to follow suit!

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

🚨🚨 Thomas More Society Settlement Establishes Landmark Religious Liberty Protections for Coast Guard. Read: https://t.co/pGAmrTKl6r

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

One needn't be pro-life (as I myself am) to be scandalized by the gross abuses of civil liberties by Biden administration officials, abetted by ideological allies, in their crusade against pro-life activists and peaceful protesters. I hope that legal recourse against some parties in their personal capacity will be available. Wrongs need to be righted and markers need to be laid down.

[Peter Breen @peterbreen]

The internal DOJ emails about me and our lawyers were an incredible revelation: talk about being in your opponents’ heads!

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

👉 Thomas More Society stood with pro-life Americans in the courtroom and fought for their pardons. Today's DOJ Weaponization Report, based on over 700,000 internal records, confirms the Biden DOJ weaponized the FACE Act while personally attacking TMS attorneys in internal emails. Weaponizing federal law enforcement against people of faith must never happen again.

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

👉 Thomas More Society stood with pro-life Americans in the courtroom and fought for their pardons. Today's DOJ Weaponization Report, based on over 700,000 internal records, confirms the Biden DOJ weaponized the FACE Act while personally attacking TMS attorneys in internal emails. Weaponizing federal law enforcement against people of faith must never happen again.

[DOJ Rapid Response @DOJRR47]

DOJ has terminated the employment of personnel responsible for weaponizing the FACE Act who still remained at the department.

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

"This is just the beginning," Peter Breen, Thomas More Society executive vice president, told Fox News Digital of its warning to the Westwood Regional School Board. https://t.co/X7f8nwvzNg

[Kaiser von Lohengramm @KaiserLoengramm]

One of the very first things George Washington did after the Constitution was ratified was post religious content directly from his government account.

[Homeland Security @DHSgov]

Luke 23:46

On this solemn day, we reflect on the ultimate sacrifice our Savior made for all humanity.

Trust in God’s plan.

[Cernovich @Cernovich]

She was filing civil rights lawsuits on behalf of Trump supporters who were attacked by ANTIFA. In 2016. Who was around in 2016? It was almost impossible to find someone to handle these cases. Harmeet did. That's real OG status.

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

🚨 BREAKING: A federal court has ordered California to pay $4.52 MILLION in attorneys' fees in Mirabelli v. Bonta—our landmark parental rights case challenging California's policy of concealing children's gender transitions from their parents.

Full details, court order, and reactions: https://t.co/UtgjZRuhVv

"A $4.5 million fee award sends an unmistakable message to state governments and school districts across the country: if you trample the constitutional rights of parents, you will pay for it—literally," reacted @peterbreen.

In an 8-page order, Judge Benitez granted the full fee petition and placed the blame squarely on California's own litigation strategy—detailing a pattern of "litigation intransigence," including repeated motions to dismiss after prior ones were denied, filing an appeal without waiting for the Court's ruling, and twice withdrawing arguments after they were "shown to be inarguably meritless."

"California fought this case at every turn with meritless arguments and procedural gamesmanship... This order confirms that California’s decision to trample parental rights was not only unconstitutional, but costly. Every school district and government official is now on notice and should ensure full compliance with the Court’s injunction," reacted @PaulJonna.

Judge Benitez also noted that California continues to resist the ruling even after its Supreme Court loss, litigating "based on the thinnest of arguments" and filing a motion to modify the very injunction SCOTUS reviewed and reinstated.

Thomas More Society will continue to enforce Mirabelli nationwide. Any school district or state that tries to cut parents out of their children's lives should expect the same result.

[Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics]

PARENTAL RIGHTS: Conservative legal group threatens lawsuit against New Jersey school district over policy hiding students' gender identity from parents, testing Supreme Court's recent ruling. https://t.co/OKpiFiECzu

[Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist @DeAngelisCorey]

BREAKING: A New Jersey school district was just sent a legal letter demanding them to end their policy to keep secrets from parents.

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

📢 When we won Mirabelli v. Bonta at the Supreme Court, we told school districts nationwide: repeal your gender secrecy policies or expect a federal lawsuit.

We've just put on notice one such district in New Jersey. They have 20 days to comply.

🔗 https://t.co/1Yvr4LqJJY

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

🎉 VICTORY: Pro-life sidewalk counselors show up on public sidewalks to offer hope, help, and real alternatives. Clearwater, Florida passed a law to stop them. We sued. Now, a federal judge has permanently blocked the city from ever enforcing it again.
🔗 https://t.co/7oHccsFUOS

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

ANOTHER LOSS FOR CALIFORNIA: Last night, the 9th Circuit rejected the state's emergency bid to circumvent the Supreme Court's landmark parental rights ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta.

“The Supreme Court recognized that parents are the primary protectors of their children’s safety and well-being. Today’s order confirms that California cannot use the Ninth Circuit as a backdoor to rewrite that holding.” — @peterbreen

Details here: https://t.co/RpwlMcjQK7

[Gretchen Crowe @GretchenOSV]

The Mass of Christian Burial for Lou Holtz will be held today at 1 p.m. ET at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at @NotreDame.

First Reading: Wisdom 3: 1-9

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23 (Haugen setting)

Second reading: Romans 8: 3, 6-35, 37-39

Gospel: Matthew 5: 1-12a (the Beatitudes)

Songs include Be Not Afraid, Taste and See (Moore), Ave Maria (Schubert), On Eagle's Wings, Final Commendation (Hughes), Amazing Grace and "Notre Dame Our Mother."