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  • … The Dangers of Compelled Speech What is compelled speech? What has the Supreme Court said … she can’t create every message requested of her. In 2016, Lorie filed a pre-enforcement challenge against …
  • … Breaking Records in Women's Sports An increasing number of male athletes who identify as female are competing against … male athletes compete against women. Below is a list of 29 sports in which male athletes have unfairly competed … and the list is not exhaustive. Women’s basketball – A 50-year-old, 6-foot-6-inch man , who played on a college men’s …
  • … to see respected media outlets distorting the work of Alliance Defending Freedom. On Sept. 28, The Washington … challenge unconstitutional laws is great. That’s exactly what the ADF clients discussed in The Washington Post article … roughly 20 percent of small businesses close in the first year, and about half shutter within five years. So the fact …
  • … floral arrangements celebrating the same-sex wedding of a friend and longtime customer because it conflicted with her religious beliefs. Barronelle ended up in a eight-year lawsuit  and risked losing nearly everything she had … said. “It was just a time I had to take a stand.” Read the details of Barronelle’s case below. Barronelle Stutzman ended …
  • … exercise free speech on public sidewalks. But the people of Pittsburgh have been denied this right. City officials …  to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. June 2016 : The Third Circuit said that the lower court had failed … can’t silence speakers just because it doesn’t like what they have to say,” said ADF Senior Counsel and Vice …
  • … for all. The Equality Act doesn’t do that. Instead, it threatens Americans’ fundamental liberties. Written by … The Equality Act would also jeopardize the equal treatment of women, threaten the right of parents to raise their … in-depth look at this legislation and its ramifications.   What is the Equality Act? The essence of the Equality Act is
  • … created using in vitro fertilization (IVF) children worthy of protection under the law? Does this also include embryos that remain cryogenically frozen? What legal recourse do parents have when their stored embryos … life? What is the background of this lawsuit? From 2013 to 2016, three couples and hopeful parents went to a fertility …
  • … according with their beliefs—that’s the whole point of their existence. Under the First Amendment, religious … is in jeopardy. Let’s take a closer look at this case. What is Gordon College? Gordon College is a Christian college … ruled against Gordon College’s ability to do just that. In 2016, an associate professor named Margaret DeWeese-Boyd was …
  • … like women’s spaces have been swept up into the storm of the gender identity debate. Activists have been pushing … sex. Who is Alexis Lightcap? One day during her junior year at Boyertown Area High School, Alexis walked into the … safety. Doe v. Boyertown Area School District During the 2016-2017 school year, Boyertown Area School District opened …
  • … money to a charitable school tuition organization (STO) of their choice. These nonprofit organizations help provide … receiving donations from the tuition tax credit program.   What is the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization … which agreed to hear the case in May 2010. Just under a year later, the Court ruled in favor of ACSTO in a 5-4 …