Sunday, June 19, 2011

Paper Profiles Christian Religious Liberty Lawyer

The Tennessean today profiles Brentwood (TN) lawyer Larry Crain, who often represents clients for the conservative Christian advocacy group American Center for Law and Justice. The article describes Crain as "one of the leading religious liberty lawyers in the United States." Crain's law firm operates as an independent contractor for ACLJ, receiving over $387,000 in fees from it during the past three years.ACLJ has an annual budget of nearly $60 million. According to the article:
Crain’s legal resume reads like a history of the culture wars. Over the past 30 years, he’s represented abortion protesters from Operation Rescue, home-schooling parents, churches in zoning disputes and students who want to pray at graduation.