Remarks by Elizabeth (McPherson ’99) Claeys
Chairman, Washington, D.C., Board of Regents
Thomas Aquinas College
Prepared text from rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court
March 23, 2016

My name is Elizabeth Claeys. I am the Chair of the Washington, D.C. Board of Regents at Thomas Aquinas College, and a graduate of its Class of 1999.

It is an honor to be here today to offer support for my alma mater, for the Little Sisters of the Poor, and for all the plaintiffs.

by Quincy Masteller
General Counsel, Thomas Aquinas College
Comments at Priests for Life Press Conference
National Press Club
March 22, 2016

Tomorrow the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell, a consolidated lawsuit against the HHS Mandate. Thomas Aquinas College, where I serve as general counsel, is one of the 35 plaintiffs in the case, which includes the Little Sisters of the Poor and The Catholic University of America, among others.

Addressing the timely and contentious issue of how Catholic colleges and universities choose their honorees and Commencement speakers, a new Cardinal Newman Society story highlights Thomas Aquinas College as one of a few institutions that “protect religious identity when bestowing honors.”

Members of the Thomas Aquinas College community have responded with joy to today’s news that His Holiness Pope Francis will canonize Bl. Mother Teresa on September 4.

RALLY FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

During Oral Arguments in Thomas Aquinas College’s Challenge of the HHS Mandate
U.S. Supreme Court Building
Washington, D.C.
March 23, 9:00 a.m.