Conscience Rights Go To Court

A message from the Gospel of Life Institute...

Conscience Rights Go To Court!  Please come in support!
 
A hearing is scheduled for this Friday Feb. 15, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., Courtroom B with Judge Leighton  in the United States District Court in Tacoma.  There are currently several conscience-related motions pending before the judge.  Your presence will be important to show interest in this matter as well as silent support for the right of conscience that is currently threatened.  Relief from this unjust threat is being sought through the legal process.
 
Dress:  courtroom-appropriate attire such as dress pants or skirt and shirt/sweater.  A suit is optional.  No t-shirts please and no signs or any kind.
 
Duration:  uncertain though most likely it will be shorter than the Oral Arguments you may have attended in September; perhaps 60 to 90 or even 120 minutes.
 
No special preparation is necessary as nobody will be called upon to give testimony (in contrast to several of the Board of Pharmacy meetings that you may have attended.)
 
If you are given to prayer, please pray for the legal team and their plaintiffs who are defending the right of conscience in court and that their efforts Friday--and subsequently--will be fruitful.
 
Parking:  this is available nearby but please note that some of the parking is 1-hour maximum.  Try to arrive early enough to find a spot where you can stay for at least 2 hours, longer if possible.  ***Also, if possible, please try to arrive early enough to get a seat in the visitors galley downstairs so that our silent, respectful conscience-rights support is very evident.***
 
Location:  1717 Pacific Avenue, downtown Tacoma near Pacific and 17th St, near the U-W-Tacoma campus.
 
Directions:
                    From points South of Tacoma:

I-5 North toward SEATTLE.

Take the I-705 N / WA-7 S exit- EXIT 133- toward CITY CENTER.

Take the exit on the LEFT toward CITY CENTER / TACOMA DOME.

Merge onto I-705 N via the exit on the LEFT toward CITY CENTER.

Take the S 21ST STREET / WA-509 N exit toward PORT OF TACOMA.

Turn LEFT onto S 21ST ST / WA-509.

Turn RIGHT onto PACIFIC AVE.

End at 1717 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402-3234

                    From points North of Tacoma:

I-5 South toward TACOMA.

Merge onto I-705 N via EXIT 133 toward CITY CENTER.

Take the S 21ST STREET / WA-509 N exit toward PORT OF TACOMA.

Turn LEFT onto S 21ST ST / WA-509.

Turn RIGHT onto PACIFIC AVE.

End at 1717 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402-3234, US