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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s signing Wednesday of SB 39, a bill that protects athletic opportunities for female athletes from grade school to college by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams: “Girls deserve equal opportunities to experience the thrill of victory. We commend Missouri for becoming the 22nd state to ensure women and girls can compete on a level playing field. The increasing incidents nationwide of males dominating girls’ ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony Thursday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing: “Today, Attorney General Garland failed to provide concrete evidence to support his aggressive and misguided directive to use federal law enforcement to investigate parents exercising their First Amendment rights at local school board meetings, presumably using the same federal laws employed to investigate domestic terrorism and other criminal activities. “Let’s be clear: Parents ...

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Payment processor sought to avoid shareholder transparency on politicized actions, called upon to participate in ADF Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index

New companies surveyed include Disney, Netflix, Lyft, Uber, Verizon, Progressive Insurance

River Falls campus will no longer forbid student conversation without advance permission, student group recognition

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the Wyoming Legislature’s passage of HB 148, a bill that protects maternal health and the unborn: “Every human life is valuable, and every baby deserves to be protected. We are glad that Wyoming continues to enact laws that promote the safety and wellbeing of mothers and preserve the lives of children. This legislation specifically ensures that abortion facilities meet the same health and safety standards as other ambulatory surgical centers and that ultrasounds are performed prior to ...

The following quote may be attributed to ADF International Director of UN Advocacy Elyssa Koren regarding the signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a joint declaration by the U.S. and 31 other countries affirming their commitment to protecting pregnant mothers and their unborn children and unequivocally declaring that there is no human right to abortion: “Today, 32 countries have confirmed their commitment to protecting human rights for the most vulnerable members of society. The Geneva Consensus Declaration, signed by world leaders, makes clear that there is ‘no international right to ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s signing Friday of SB 503, a bill to protect the First Amendment rights of student organizations at public universities: “Universities should encourage freedom of speech and religion, not shut it down. That includes safeguarding the ability of belief-based student organizations to associate with those who align with the organization’s mission and purpose. We wouldn’t require a Democrat club to select a registered ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Bangert regarding President Joe Biden’s signing Tuesday of the deceptively named Respect for Marriage Act, a federal law that intentionally jeopardizes the First Amendment freedoms of millions of Americans who have sincerely held beliefs about marriage: “The First Amendment protects every American, including the many millions of us who hold decent and honorable beliefs about marriage. The president and Congress have intentionally threatened free speech and religious liberty ...