Martin Nussbaum named Colorado Lawyer of the Year

Gazette Newspaper, September 6, 2020, featuring L. Martin Nussbaum L. Martin Nussbaum has been named Colorado Lawyer of the Year for nonprofit and charities law by the Best Lawyers attorney ranking service. Nussbaum is a founding partner of Nussbaum Gleason, a Colorado Springs law firm emphasizing First Amendment advocacy and serving religious institutions nationwide.

Colorado churches: Shutdown or social distancing?

The Gazette, May 24, 2020, article written by L. Martin Nussbaum  During times of national emergency, government — singularly focused on the threat — sometimes tramples civil liberties. Consider the situation in June 1940. Germany had invaded Poland, Denmark, Belgium, and Holland. Congress had approved building 50,000 warplanes. France’s surrender was imminent. It was in this… Continue reading Colorado churches: Shutdown or social distancing?

Edward A. Gleason joins our firm, now known as Nussbaum Gleason

Nussbaum Speir is excited to welcome a new partner, Edward A. Gleason. The firm will now be known as Nussbaum Gleason PLLC. Ed is a seasoned complex litigator, having tried over fifty cases to verdict or judgment in both federal and state court. His experience includes commercial liability, professional liability, and title insurance disputes; business… Continue reading Edward A. Gleason joins our firm, now known as Nussbaum Gleason

Nussbaum Speir submits Supreme Court amicus brief in First Amendment school choice case

In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Montana violated the First Amendment by excluding religious schools from participation in a public scholarship program. On September 18, 2019, Nussbaum Speir filed an amicus brief in the case on behalf of ACE Scholarships, a Colorado-based nonprofit that raises money from… Continue reading Nussbaum Speir submits Supreme Court amicus brief in First Amendment school choice case

North Dakota federal court rules in favor of Christian Employers Alliance against federal abortifacient mandate

The Christian Employers Alliance (CEA), a national membership organization of evangelical ministries and businesses, has won a judicial victory over the federal abortifacient mandate, which required the CEA and its members to cover abortion-inducing drugs and devices in their employee health plans. In July 2019, the federal district court in North Dakota entered a permanent… Continue reading North Dakota federal court rules in favor of Christian Employers Alliance against federal abortifacient mandate

Colorado federal court rules in favor of Dobson against federal abortifacient mandate

In March 2019, Dr. James Dobson and his ministry, the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute (JDFI), won a judicial victory over the federal abortifacient mandate. In 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services under President Obama began requiring religious ministries to cover FDA-approved contraceptives in their employee health plans. Some of those contraceptives operate… Continue reading Colorado federal court rules in favor of Dobson against federal abortifacient mandate

“Two brilliant constitutional attorneys”: Nussbaum Speir profiled in the Washington Times

On December 16, 2018, Washington Times columnist Rebecca Hagelin marked the 227th anniversary of the First Amendment’s ratification in her piece, “Apathy, ignorance for First Amendment attack our freedoms.” Hagelin highlighted Nussbaum Speir’s advocacy for religious institutions in defense of those freedoms: “Messrs. Nussbaum and Speir know the current fragility of the First Amendment because… Continue reading “Two brilliant constitutional attorneys”: Nussbaum Speir profiled in the Washington Times

“Apathy, ignorance for First Amendment attack our freedoms,”

Rebecca Hagelin, Washington Times Dated: December 16, 2018 ANALYSIS/OPINION: An important anniversary for our nation came and went this weekend, largely without notice. It is the anniversary of what allows Christians to openly extol the birth of Christ, and Jews to celebrate Hanukkah without fear of being locked up. It is what enables The Washington… Continue reading “Apathy, ignorance for First Amendment attack our freedoms,”

FAITHFUL PRACTICE

Super Lawyers, June 14, 2011, featuring L. Martin Nussbaum and Charles Goldberg  Published in 2011 Colorado Super Lawyers Magazine — April 2011 For Francis Maier, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Denver, the 2006 session of the Colorado General Assembly was a teeth-grinding time. Literally. That January, lawmakers introduced a bill to create a two-year window… Continue reading FAITHFUL PRACTICE

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