Thomas More Society

This article is about the national law firm based in Chicago, Illinois. For the law firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, see Thomas More Law Center.

The Thomas More Society is a conservative[1][2] Roman Catholic[3][4] public-interest law firm based in Chicago.[5][3] The group has been engaged in many "culture war" issues, promoting its anti-abortion and anti-same-sex marriage beliefs through litigation.[5] The society filed cases as part of Donald Trump's failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Trump was defeated.[6][7]

  1. ^ Cauterucci, Christina (January 28, 2016). "Frozen embryos and the anti-abortion activists who love them". Slate magazine. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Anti-Abortion Groups Join Battles Over Frozen Embryos". The New York Times. January 20, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016. Thomas Olp, of the Thomas More Society, a conservative law firm that filed the brief in concert with Missouri Right to Life and other anti-abortion groups, said...
  3. ^ a b Amanda Hollis-Brusky & Joshua C. Wilson, Separate But Faithful: The Christian Right's Radical Struggle to Transform Law & Legal Culture (Oxford University Press, 2020), p. 128: "the Chicago-based Thomas More Society (TMS), a different conservative Catholic PILO"
  4. ^ Eugene Volokh, Ban on profane, rude, or indecent speech that disturbs houses of worship violates the First Amendment, The Volokh Conspiracy, Washington Post (March 9, 2015): "the Thomas More Society would generally be seen as a conservative Catholic public interest law firm"
  5. ^ a b Rex W. Huppke (2013). "Thomas More Society celebrates 15 years on the front line of the culture wars". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Jon Swaine, Rosalind S. Helderman, Josh Dawsey and Tom Hamburger, Conservative nonprofit group challenging election results around the country has tie to Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis, Washington Post (December 7, 2020).
  7. ^ Rutenberg, Jim; Becker, Jo; Lipton, Eric; Haberman, Maggie; Martin, Jonathan; Rosenberg, Matthew; Schmidt, Michael S. (January 31, 2021). "77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 1, 2021.