ACLJ: Naral Ad on John Roberts Outrageous - Ad Distorts Truth about Supreme Court Case.

WASHINGTON -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), specializing in constitutional law, today issued this statement responding to a television advertisement by NARAL Pro-Choice America - attacking Supreme Court nominee John Roberts for his work on a Supreme Court case involving pro-life demonstrators. In 1993, the Supreme Court determined in the case of Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic that the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 could not be used against pro-life demonstrators and that those who oppose abortion do not discriminate against women as a class.

"This clearly is a smear campaign designed to ignore the facts and make assertions that are simply untrue," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, who argued the Supreme Court case mentioned in the NARAL ad. "The Supreme Court correctly concluded that the application of this 120-year-old law to silence the pro-life community was not permissible. Those involved in the case worked to ensure that a misapplication of the statute would not be allowed to continue. There are many laws on the books that criminalize violence - including violent activity outside abortion clinics. Protecting the constitutional rights of the pro-life community does not equate to endorsing violence. In fact, the ACLJ and others have repeatedly condemned those who resort to violence in the name of the pro-life movement. NARAL Pro-Choice America is being disingenuous in its ad campaign and we believe the American people will not fall for this smear campaign."

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the ACLJ specializes in constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C. and is online at www.aclj.org.