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New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms
Political advocacy group in New York From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) is a non-profit Christian conservative political advocacy group in the state of New York. In March 2024, the organization became known as New York Families Action.
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New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms was founded in 1983. NYCF's educational arm, New Yorker's Family Research Foundation, was formed in 1990.[1] NYCF is a conservative[2][3][4] statewide advocacy organization of evangelical Christians.[5]
NYCF was active in opposition to same-sex marriage in New York, which was legalized by the Marriage Equality Act in 2011. After the Act was passed, NYCF set up a "Courage Fund" to "assist courageous municipal clerks and other people of conscience in New York State who oppose same-sex 'marriage' from harassment, denial of rightful promotion, or unfair termination for invoking New York State law protecting their sincerely-held religious beliefs".[6] After Barker town clerk Laura Fotusky resigned rather than be forced to sign same-sex marriage licenses, NYCF pledged to match the $25,000 salary she gave up in resigning.[6] On July 25, 2011, NYCF filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the enforcement of the Marriage Equality Act; the suit alleged violations of the law in the process by which the bill was passed.[7] On November 18, 2011, Acting Supreme Court Justice Robert B. Wiggins allowed the plaintiffs' claims under the Open Meetings Law, but dismissed other portions of the case.[8] On July 6, 2012, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division ruled unanimously that no violation of the Open Meetings Law had occurred and dismissed the suit.[9] The New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, declined to hear an appeal.[10]
In March 2015, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum spoke at a NYCF lobby day in Albany.[11][12]
NYCF opposed the passage of a 2019 abortion rights law known as the Reproductive Health Act,[13][14][15] lobbying against the legislation for 12 years.[16] The organization is also notable for its opposition to the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act[17][18][19] and to assisted suicide.[20][21]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, NYCF pushed back against pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings[22][23] and urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reopen the New York State Capitol to public access.[24]
In October 2022, NYCF and 25 churches filed a lawsuit alleging that the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, a New York gun control law, unconstitutionally deprived New Yorkers of the right to defend themselves while attending church services.[4][25]
In March 2024, the organization became known as New York Families Action.[26]
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