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… Make no mistake: New York’s new censorship law targets constitutionally protected … websites like The Babylon Bee face the risk of humorless state officials depriving them of their First Amendment … whether they appreciate our sense of humor. We’re taking a stand to protect free speech in this and other cases …

… Virginia ‘Values’ Act Two churches, three schools, and a pregnancy center network secured their ability to operate … Amendment to our Constitution that guarantee everyone’s freedom of speech and religion. It is a principle we would … Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a lawsuit, the state backed down and recognized these organizations’ ability …

… Testimony to Congress: Read ADF Senior Counsel Erin Hawley’s Remarks ADF Senior Counsel Erin Hawley testified before the … and Members of the Committee: Fifty years ago, in 1973, a young woman with an unexpected pregnancy faced a … resources to cover the costs if needed. Federal and state laws protect her from losing her job or facing other …

… is on the line, too. When the federal government tries to force faith-based ministries and schools to violate their … needed funding, kids in need lose. And this time, it’s dozens of poor and minority students at Dayspring Christian … be losing out on lunches they desperately need. This is a case of government officials placing ideology above the …

… of the Establishment Clause manifested in the Lemon Test, a three-part test concocted by the Supreme Court in the 1971 … exercise thereof.” (The term “separation of church and state,” or anything like it, does not appear in the … and understandings” to determine whether the government’s actions violate the Establishment Clause.   The Lemon Test …

… Discriminate Against Religion Carson v. Makin, which the U.S. Supreme Court heard in December, presents similar legal issues to ADF’s case A.H. v. French. Written by Paul Schmitt Published April 21, … The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin  that the state of Maine cannot exclude students who attend religious …

… conversations between clients and counselors. But that’s just what the state of Washington is doing to Brian Tingley. Brian just … as they face various struggles or pain in their lives. As a licensed marriage and family counselor in Washington, he …

… When Washington State denied Shane and Jenn DeGross’ renewal application to … or female. They wouldn’t endorse and promote the state’s radical views on gender ideology, so the state rejected … over nine years, to children of all backgrounds who lacked a stable and loving home environment, regardless of how the …

… relationships. The ministry has long participated in a state grant program designed to support existing services for … Christians who believe in the Gospel and the ministry's work. What Oregon is doing is wrong. Christian …

… Takes Them Away Pre-enforcement challenges have been a hallmark of civil-rights litigation for decades, helping … challenges when a law could potentially violate a citizen’s rights in the present or pose a substantial or impending … v. Arkansas (1968): The Supreme Court invalidated a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution even though …