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… Concluded U.S. Courts of Appeals Rowan County v. Lund Details Documents Profiles Summary The American Civil … Petition for writ of certiorari 10/12/2017 Appellate Court 4th Circuit en banc opinion 7/14/2017 Appellate Court 4th Circuit …

… Supreme Court Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer Details Videos Commentary Documents FAQs Resources Profiles … oral argument transcript 4/19/2017 U.S. Supreme Court ADF letter to U.S. Supreme Court 4/18/2017 U.S. Supreme Court … Court En banc denial 8/11/2015 Appellate Court 8th Circuit opinion 5/29/2015 Appellate Court State's answer …

… Lost U.S. Courts of Appeals Curry v. Hensinger Details Documents Summary Joel Curry, a fifth-grade student, … the religious symbolism of the candy cane. Following ADF attorney's filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Curry in … Amendment rights; however, a three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit disagreed with that conclusion in its Feb. 2008 …

… Won U.S. Courts of Appeals Brown v. City of Pittsburgh Details Documents Profiles Summary Mary Kathryn Brown is a … or counseling. Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, Ms. Brown challenged the ordinance, arguing that it … against Ms. Brown, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed this decision and ruled that the ordinance …

… Meriwether v. The Trustees of Shawnee State University Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Shawnee … philosophical and Christian convictions. In November 2018, ADF filed a lawsuit on Dr. Meriwether’s behalf. Initially, a … the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. In March 2021, the 6th Circuit ruled in our favor, …

… Won U.S. Courts of Appeals Adar v. Smith Details Documents Summary Two men who adopted a child in the … unmarried couples as adoptive parents, she offered to list only one of the men's names on the certificate. The … Smith. Case Documents Court Title Date Appellate Court 5th Circuit Opinion 4/12/2011 Appellate Court Amicus Brief - …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Lambert v. Wicklund Details Documents Summary In 1995, Montana passed the … district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled in favor of the abortionists. Montana appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Alliance Defending Freedom funded an amicus brief filed in support of the state …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Zelman v. Simmons-Harris Details Documents Summary The Cleveland Ohio public school … schools, predominately in the inner cities. In order to provide parents with the opportunity to send their child … religious school Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom provided funding to the legal team defending the city …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Van Orden v. Perry Details Documents Profiles Summary An individual sued the … Establishment Clause. What's at stake Stopping attempts to excise religion from our history and the public square … heritage Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom provided funding toward the amici effort. Case …

… Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American Atheists Details Documents Summary An atheist group began fighting to … of the crosses, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit later struck them down. The high court decided to let … … Utah Highway Patrol Association … Utah … religious freedom … public square … monuments and displays … crosses … …