News & Updates
The Case is Won! Update from Moody Bible Institute v Chicago Public Schools
Moody Bible Institute included in Chicago Public School student-teaching program! John Mauck and Whitman Brisky served as local counsel for the case with Alliance Defending Freedom and rejoice that the case has been won! Learn more about this amazing update via the...
Church Checklist – Counseling
It Isn’t A Problem Until It Is: Establishing Good Title To The Church’s Property
By Richard Baker Over the years, one of the reoccurring legal problems that our church clients encounter is the question of who actually owns the real estate that the church sits on. In our practice, this question is not relegated to small or older churches but...
A Letter from one prolifer to another. Legal efforts falling short to protect unborn children and a new and radical approach:
By John Mauck Roe v. Wade which contradicted centuries of American and British legal precedents that unborn children were human and had rights was rightly criticized as “an exercise in raw judicial power.” It opened the abortion floodgates bringing death to millions...
When Estate Planning Becomes Ministry
A Call to Faithful Stewardship for Churches, Families, and Communities of Faith By Soo Yeon Lee Estate planning is often viewed as something for the wealthy, the elderly, or the cautious. But Scripture calls all of us to provide for our households, care for the...
Answers to Bible Study Questions
God and Israel (See Jer. 31:33, also 31:30, also Ezek. 36:26-26) Passover (See Luke 22:15) Romans 11:11, 13-15, 24
Must Reads for the New Year!
Looking for your next great read? Kick off your reading list with a little help from us! We’ve gathered our staff’s top book recommendations from 2025 to share with you. From Richard Baker: Waiting on the Word, A poem a day for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany by...
Moody Bible Institute filed suit against Chicago Public Schools
Moody Bible Institute has taken legal action against the Chicago Public Schools for barring Moody’s student teachers from a CPS training program. Alliance Defending Freedom is leading the legal team. Whitman Brisky and John Mauck of Mauck & Baker are local counsel...
There Was a Great Celebration in Zion! Well not Zion in this case, but Dolton, IL.
We were honored to join Resurrection Power Assembly late last November for the dedication of their new church facility. As is evident from the pictures, there was great rejoicing at this inaugural service. The ceremony marked the end of an extensive zoning litigation...
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