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… the First Amendment with its discriminatory enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Written by Alliance Defending … beliefs deserve protection under the law. But that’s exactly what New York City tried to do in its enforcement … to grant religious exemptions to individual employees. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that New York …

… Here’s How the Equality Act Threatens Your Freedom Laws must … The Equality Act would also jeopardize the equal treatment of women, threaten the right of parents to raise their … challenged this unjust law, and her case has reached the U.S. Supreme Court . The Equality Act would also force …

… institutions. If religious beliefs are at the center of an organization, then it is addressing some of life’s most important and fundamental questions. And if its … cases like McClure v. Salvation Army  (1972), in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that …

… The End of the Lemon Test The Supreme Court finally abandoned the … Lemon Test In 1971, the Supreme Court devised a new test for evaluating government actions that might violate the … and understandings” to determine whether the government’s actions violate the Establishment Clause.   The Lemon Test …

… October 17, 2017 Revised May 21, 2024 In 2012, the state of Missouri instituted a program that provided grants to … else merely because they are religious. Let’s look at the details of this case. Trinity Lutheran Church was denied a … represented Trinity Lutheran Church all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Case timeline May 2012 : The Department …

… Universities Are Threatening First Amendment Freedoms ADF's Center for Academic Freedom defends the First Amendment rights of students, student organizations, and faculty members at … it amended its policy. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled 8-1 that the college …

… money to a charitable school tuition organization (STO) of their choice. These nonprofit organizations help provide … a decade, the Supreme Court ultimately dismissed the ACLU’s lawsuit and ruled in favor of ACSTO, allowing the … tax credit since they were not harmed by it. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed the …

… to Force This Church to Pay for Abortions As a result of a Washington state law, one church’s health insurer put surgical abortion coverage directly into … Cedar Park filed their opening brief  with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. July 2021 : ADF …

… for Life from its demonstration each January. Hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers gather in Washington, D.C., to march from the U.S. Capitol building to the Supreme Court to rally for the … Court, its legal fight continues. Let’s take a look at the details of this case. What is the March for Life Education …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Legislative Advocacy. In this role, her … Burke began her career with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Air Force, both on active duty and in … bar of Texas, Burke is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Armed …