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… all students were welcome to participate in this program—at least not if they attended a private religious school. … As the Supreme Court said in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer , such discrimination on the part … is “odious to our Constitution ... and cannot stand.” Case timeline January 2019 : ADF filed a lawsuit  against the …

…   Brian Hickman just wanted to dance to a Christian song at his school’s talent show. He ended up taking a stand for … to Christian music—something he had learned to do at church . So it was natural for him to want to share his … Brian got some bad news. Read on to learn more about his case. Brian Hickman loves to sing and perform to Christian …

… in every decade since the year 1900 and has ruled on at least 13 pre-enforcement cases since 2013. Here are some … was passed. Doe v. Bolton (1973): This was the companion case to Roe v. Wade and involved abortion providers, among … Court of the United States … Colorado … 303 Creative … church … private schools … Pre-Enforcement Challenges: …

… State Legislatures Are at the Front Lines of Securing Generational Wins Advocating … teams than this year’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization . In 2017, ADF … Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit its ruling in that case. Then, ADF attorneys assisted the Mississippi legal team …

… Overreach Finds Its Way into Girls’ Dorms, Showers College of the Ozarks should not have to wait until it is punished to … The federal government has long applied the FHA to dorms at both public and private colleges and universities, but it … when they use illegal edicts to do so.   Why does this case matter? ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on College of the …

… ADF Assists Idaho AG to Defend State’s Life-Affirming Law at Supreme Court Idahoans and their elected representatives … all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The result of that case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , was a resounding win …

… about whether religious freedom is worth protecting at all. Does religious freedom harm society? Does it lead to … serve only white people or only women. Yet although court case after court case has held that compelling speech is … unfairness of men competing in women’s sports . When the city asked him to apologize for his views and recant, Dr. Fox …

… so, for religious institutions. If religious beliefs are at the center of an organization, then it is addressing some … for themselves, free from state interference, matters of church government as well as those of faith and doctrine” ( … ruled that a religious organization’s ministers (in this case, teachers at a religious school) need not necessarily …

… SB 184 prohibited the administration of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries on minors who experience … injunction, allowing the law to take effect while the case proceeds. What is ADF’s role in Boe ? In December 2022, at the request of the Alabama attorney general, ADF joined …

… Tim Chandler serves as senior counsel and vice president of Church & Ministry Alliance engagement and strategic projects. … Chandler spent the first several years of his career at ADF working with the U.S. legal division, including … He also has experience overseeing ADF’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship, Allied Attorney program, and an array of other …