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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has reached a settlement with the pro-lifers who were asked to cover up their pro-life clothing during a visit to the National Archives Museum earlier this year. According to court records, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, L.R., Wendilee Walpole Lassiter, and Terrie Kallal, agreed to settle<\/a>\u00a0for a total payment of $10,000 from the museum.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in January when the plaintiffs, who were attending the March for Life in Washington D.C., stopped to visit the museum. After they entered, security guards asked them to cover or change their clothing, which contained pro-life messaging. At the time, the pro-lifers noted<\/a> that those with pro-abortion messages on their clothing were allowed inside with no such requests for removal.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The security guard] told me to take off my pro-life pin as I was standing next to the constitution that literally says Freedom of Speech on it,\u201d L.R. stated in the complaint<\/a>, which contended that the request violated their\u00a0rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.<\/p>\n

READ: \u2018We never tell\u2019: Planned Parenthood helping minors travel \u2018every day\u2019 for abortions<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the lawsuit, NARA terminated<\/a> the employment of the security guard involved in the incident, issued an apology, and said it would retrain its staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cNARA regrets the events of January 20, 2023, and has reminded all NARA\u2019s contract security officers at NARA\u2019s facilities across the country of the rights of visitors and of the policy,\u201d the organization said in a consent order signed Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plaintiffs should not have been asked to remove or cover articles of clothing expressing their religious and other beliefs, and [the National Archives and Records Administration] regrets that this happened,\u201d the consent order added.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs were represented by lawyers from the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased with this win for our clients which has provided exactly what we demanded: explanation as to who was involved and how the targeting occurred. ACLJ\u2019s involvement prompted a full investigation into the events that transpired on January 20, 2023,\u201d noted Jordan Sekulow, Executive Director of ACLJ.<\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30 seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has reached a settlement with the pro-lifers who were asked to cover up their pro-life clothing during a visit to the National Archives Museum earlier this year. 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