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… The End of the Lemon Test The Supreme Court finally abandoned the … September 12, 2022 Revised September 19, 2022 One of the biggest obstacles to religious liberty that I have seen in my years litigating First Amendment cases since 1984 has been the extreme separationist …

… January 6, 2023 Revised December 21, 2023 The First Amendment guarantees all Americans the freedom to choose what … Alliance Defending Freedom are currently litigating one of those cases— 303 Creative v. Elenis —before the Supreme … to compel Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and write blog posts celebrating a view of marriage that she believes …

… Defending Freedom Published May 3, 2023 Revised January 10, 2024 Many in the pro-life movement worked their entire … . ADF’s appellate team provided support to the Mississippi legal team as they prepared to argue the case in front of the … front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the legal implications of Dobbs . "...nothing in the Constitution's …

… institutions. If religious beliefs are at the center of an organization, then it is addressing some of life’s most … The Supreme Court has long recognized that the First Amendment protects the right of religious institutions “to … its beliefs.” Who qualifies for the ministerial exception? Legal scholars have debated the extent to which the …

… Michigan Threatened the Well-Being of Children in Foster Care … How One Ministry Responded … services, two of its largest programs. In the past 10 years, Catholic Charities West Michigan has placed … Human Services conceded that it would violate the First Amendment to take any adverse action against Catholic …

… by enacting laws that prohibit the administration of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries on … and when they are not.   3. The law must create a legal remedy for children harmed by these procedures. The … they hurt children. That is why legislation must provide a legal remedy for families harmed by the misleading …

… Reveal Ethical Concerns, Pseudoscience in WPATH Standards of Care WPATH styles itself as the authority on so-called … medicine.’ But leaked documents show that its standards of care are neither scientific nor ethical. Written by Neal Hardin Published March 25, 2024 Revised April 10, 2024 For years, the World Professional Association for …

… to Force This Church to Pay for Abortions As a result of a Washington state law, one church’s health insurer put … September 2, 2020 Revised December 21, 2023 Opponents of religious freedom love to use “separation of church and … religious freedom. Some government officials put the First Amendment on hold and treated churches worse than secular …

… agenda many Americans disagree with. Below is a snapshot of seven regulations expected to be advanced this year, and … with males. The redefinition of sex also has free speech implications since those who don’t address individuals with … clarifies that religious organizations do not lose their legal protections and rights just because they participate in …

… the only place where individuals can exercise their First Amendment rights. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom … zone” sounds positive, like a place where the freedom of speech receives extra protection. But that’s not the … one of two tiny speech zones on campus that were only open 10 percent of the week. How big were these zones? The two …