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… How One Fifth-Grader Wouldn’t Let His School Stop Him From … was “offensive.” But Brian wasn’t your typical elementary student. After facing pushback from his school’s … Brian only listened to Christian songs, so if he chose another song to perform, the school likely wouldn’t approve …

… How One High Schooler’s Stand Protected Students Across the … of the school day to pray together and encourage one another in their faith. Over time, the word spread about the … the “separation of church and state.” But this was a student-led time of prayer—not any kind of official school …

… ensure people have access to basic goods and services. No one should be denied food at a restaurant, a ticket at a … the ruling, the city of Phoenix and state of Arizona have successfully enforced their public-accommodation laws while … We will not always agree, but civility and respect for one another are necessary for a peaceful and pluralistic society. …

… To Protect Free Speech, We Must Preserve Language It may at times seem … their lives. But Brian’s practice is now in jeopardy. In 2018, Washington passed a Counseling Censorship Law that … Counseling Censorship Law only prohibits counsel in one direction. The law allows counseling conversations that …

… and clients can discuss. This didn’t sit well with one counselor, who challenged the law in court. Brian Tingley … this counseling. Washington’s viewpoint discrimination In 2018, Washington passed a law that allows government … of counseling censorship. ADF is currently representing another counselor from Colorado in federal court, and we will …

… Pays Nearly $200K for Using COVID to Censor Pro-Life Group California unlawfully discriminated against certain speech with a law passed during the COVID-19 pandemic. … offering vaccines. If a person was within 100 feet of one of these vaccine sites, the law banned him or her from …

… New York Is Violating Photographer’s Free Speech Photographer Emilee Carpenter wants to create art … for Alliance Defending Freedom are currently litigating one of those cases— 303 Creative v. Elenis —before the … to compel Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and write blog posts celebrating a view of marriage that she believes …

… Dr. Dovid Schwartz Challenged New York City's Anti-Free Speech Law—And Won Dr. Dovid Schwartz challenged a New York City law that would have limited his free speech as a psychotherapist. Written by Alliance Defending … to seek help at all. Schwartz v. City of New York In 2018, New York City adopted an ordinance that censors what …

… Why the Stanford Free Speech Debacle Matters The heckling of Judge Kyle Duncan at … changing. But before Judge Duncan ever got to campus, the student mob intervened. In an act of intimidation, they … Judge Duncan walked into the classroom, he reported that one heckler yelled, “We hope your daughters get raped!” He …

… become his first disciples. An invitation like this is one of the most hospitable ways to share one’s faith. There’s … has no right to give preferential treatment to one student’s private speech or expression based on whether it is religious or not. Let’s look at the details of this case. Ten-year-old Katie Ayers was stopped by …