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… Won U.S. Courts of Appeals Gaylor v. Mnuchin Details Documents Summary The Freedom From Religion … that acknowledges that housing assistance from churches to ministers is nontaxable. Case Documents Court Title Date … … Freedom From Religion Foundation … U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit … taxation … minister housing allowance … …

… v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Details Videos Documents Profiles Summary Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is seeking to cancel the contract the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter … Senior Counsel Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Details Documents Profiles Summary The City of Philadelphia halted foster-care referrals to Catholic Social Services (CSS) because CSS wanted to … Counsel Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. View …

… Supreme Court Seattle's Union Gospel Mission v. Woods  Details Videos Documents FAQs Resources Profiles Summary A Washington Supreme Court decision attempts to punish a religious nonprofit, Seattle’s Union Gospel … Counsel As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the …

… Court Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds (II) Details Documents Profiles Summary Iowa state legislators are … waiting period that ensured women have the opportunity to receive and evaluate important health information before … dismiss 8/5/2022 State Supreme Court Appellants' petition for rehearing 7/1/2022 State Supreme Court Iowa Supreme Court …

… Won U.S. District Courts Pearson v. City of Stayton Details Documents Summary While standing on a public street … "offensive" is unacceptable, and that he would be required to obtain a permit in order to continue exercising his free speech rights, regardless of …

… St. Faustina Old Catholic Church v. City of Pensacola Details Documents Summary Police in Pensacola, Fla., ordered … of St. Faustina Old Catholic Church, Rev. Nathan Monk, to cease holding picnics at a public park downtown, declaring … park." Additionally, officials claimed that the move to ban the church was done in order to protect the park's …

… Won U.S. District Courts Farnsworth v. City of Mulvane Details Documents Summary Armed police officers escorted … woman, from a Mulvane City Council after she attempted to respectfully address the council during a time of public questions. After peacefully expressing opposition to a construction project involving casinos, Farnsworth was …

… 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 … choice, including a religious school Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom provided funding to the legal team …

… Boardley v. United States Department of the Interior Details Documents Summary ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit in … Michael Boardley and other individuals who attempted to peacefully distributed literature inside the park were … informed that they would need a speech permit in order to continue their activities. Despite multiple attempts to …