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Is "Christic Institute" Out of Date?

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I was interested to see a "Christic Institute" listed as a law firm, but the Wiki entry for them says,

The Christic Institute was a public interest law firm founded in 1980 by Daniel Sheehan, his wife Sara Nelson, and their partner, William J. Davis, a Jesuit priest, after the successful conclusion of their work on the Silkwood case. Based on the ecumenical teachings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and on the lessons they learned from their experience in the Silkwood fight, the Christic Institute combined investigation, litigation, education and organizing into a unique model for social reform in the United States. In 1992 the firm lost its non-profit status after having a federal case dismissed by the court in 1988 and being penalized for filing a "frivolous lawsuit". The IRS said that the Christic Institute had acted for political reasons. The case was related to journalists injured in relation to the Iran-Contra Affair. The group was succeeded by a new firm, the Romero Institute.

Should this Romero Institute be put in in its place?

I don't have a dog in this fight and know nothing about either one.

David Lloyd-Jones (talk) 07:48, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]