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… Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin  that the state of Maine cannot exclude students who attend religious schools … children to private religious schools that teach from a faith perspective. In other words, if a school merely calls … does religious things like teach the tenets of their faith, that’s a step too far. This is why ADF filed a …

… up their hearts and home for over nine years, to children of all backgrounds who lacked a stable and loving home … political ideology—come first, and that families of faith won’t be denied opportunities to help and serve … seeing today. We’re called in this moment to stand for faith, family, freedom—and truth. Your generous gift will …

… The End of the Lemon Test The Supreme Court finally abandoned the … services in New York City public schools during non-school hours. ADF fought this case over a 20-year period … a small church in a poor neighborhood, Bronx Household of Faith. Although the federal appeals court admitted that the …

… Today, words connected to human sexuality have seen some of the greatest fluctuations, and dictionaries are struggling … of words with established meanings like marriage , man and woman , and male and female , and are adding new … the ACLU filed a  brief alongside future Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a case called Reed v. Reed , …

… realized the amendment would have unleashed a cascade of government actions that would harm women. This included … 38 th state signature. But when the Department of Justice told Virginia that its vote could not count since the … long-dead amendment, even President Biden’s Department of Justice recognized this attempt to resuscitate the Equal …

… Not Know: How ADF Helped Overturn Roe v. Wade Many years of planning and tireless work paid off in the historic Dobbs … was an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health … leak. A draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Alito was published by the press. The draft opinion …

… What Does It Mean to Be Pro-Life? The dictionary definition of 'pro-life' doesn’t tell the whole story. Here’s what it … are not neutral. Consider H.L. Mencken’s famous definition of Puritanism —"the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, … may be happy”—which only reinforced inaccurate conceptions of what the Puritans believed. Or the popular maxim of …

… rationale for concocting such legislation stems from Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurrence in Dobbs v. Jackson … definition of marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.” DOMA was rendered … lawsuits and even endangering the nonprofit status of faith-based organizations.” Conservatives should be …

… Filed a Lawsuit Against Its Town Redeemer Fellowship of Edisto Island filed a lawsuit after the town denied its … district court heard the case. The U.S. Department of Justice also filed a statement of interest  supporting … The government should never be permitted to bar people of faith from benefits that others receive, simply because they …

… at the U.S. Supreme Court since 2011, the most recent of which was a landmark ruling for free speech in 303 … questions and must be ready to go deep on any point that a justice wants to explore. While questions from a justice may … will be arguing in the Lawyers’ Lounge and explains the details for the morning’s hearing. The Clerk escorts the …