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… in federal court Wednesday against the city of Phoenix on behalf of three churches, claiming that a noise ordinance … after its pastor, Bishop Rick Painter, was sentenced to jail for violating a city ordinance for ringing his … law is unconstitutionally vague and has been abused to silence a form of worship that has peacefully sounded …

… District No. 211   The following quote may be attributed to  Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb … from the lawsuits because of their change of position on student privacy, leaving in place the remaining … Because they have done this, it is no longer necessary to list them in these lawsuits. Local school officials can …

… minister’s housing allowance in tax code ADF filed brief on behalf of 8,899 ministers, churches Published March 15, … Service from taxing housing money that churches provide to ministers is constitutional. Alliance Defending Freedom … allowance. “As the 7th Circuit correctly found, declining to tax the housing support money that congregations provide …

… lawsuit challenges Obama administration’s latest attack on religious freedom Published February 21, 2012 Related … (along with sterilization, and contraception) at no cost to employees regardless of religious or moral objections. ADF … American should know that a government with the power to do this to anyone can do this--and worse--to everyone.” …

… act of Congress transferring the land under the memorial to a veterans’ group was constitutional and additionally … noted that “the Constitution does not oblige government to avoid any public acknowledgment of religion’s role in … of a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a former Mojave Preserve employee who claims he …

… Case: Hollingsworth v. Perry Judges have a duty not only to apply the law without bias, but also to do so in a way that avoids even the mere appearance of … this case heightens the appearance of partiality.  Indeed, on two separate occasions, for example, his orders in this …

… privacy lawsuit ADF attorneys file voluntary dismissal on behalf of parents, students Published April 13, 2017 … that the two federal agencies and the district have taken to respect the privacy, safety, and dignity of all students … Title IX. (Minnesota law already authorizes schools to designate sex-specific locker rooms and restrooms.) That, …

… of Education of Half Hollow Hills Central School District on behalf of a student who was told that school officials … Alliance and Amnesty International, were allowed to continue. “Christian student groups in public schools … students signed a petition in favor of allowing the club to continue meeting.” At the beginning of her freshman year …

… Phoenix churches’ suit proceeds ADF attorneys secure order on behalf of Valley churches keeping city from enforcing … that silences a city of Phoenix noise ordinance used to stop the ringing of church bells. St. Mark Roman Catholic … after Bishop Rick Painter of Christ the King was sentenced to jail and probation last June for violating the ordinance …

… by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, who was sentenced to jail for ringing church bells. The court reversed the … Counsel Erik Stanley. “Certainly, no pastor should have to fear jail time for engaging in peaceful religious … and criminal penalties for violating the ordinance. On April 19, the U.S. District Court for the District of …