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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding South Carolina House of Representatives’ passage Wednesday of the Religion Is Essential Act ( HB 3105), a bill which ensures that churches and other religious organizations are allowed to remain open during a state of emergency on the same or better terms as businesses and other secular services: “While public officials have the authority and responsibility to protect public health and safety, the First Amendment prohibits the government from treating houses of worship and religious ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s decision Friday to only partially agree to a bill passed by the legislature to protect females competing in sports: “Today, Gov. Noem proposed changes to House Bill 1217 that would eliminate protections for female college athletes outright and gut the ability for all women and girls to have recourse against unfair policies in women’s sports. Her misguided attempt to play politics and placate national corporate interests like Amazon is not what we would ...

Third success story in three years involving Christian clubs at Long Island public schools

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s reported characterization of her decision to illegitimately use her “style and form” veto power to gut the Fairness in Women’s Sports bill, H.B. 1217, as attempts to “cancel” her: “Alliance Defending Freedom defends victims of cancel culture every day. Exposing invented explanations for bad decisions and criticizing Gov. Noem for caving to woke corporations is not cancel culture. It’s accountability. And it’s a grave injustice to compare public ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski that affirmed that government officials must be held accountable when they violate constitutionally protected freedoms: “The Supreme Court has rightly affirmed that government officials should be held accountable for the injuries they cause. When public officials violate constitutional rights, it causes serious harm to the victims. Groups representing diverse ideological viewpoints supported our clients because the ...

… Harder to find, Ross says, are individuals who will challenge that unconstitutional mindset. “The First Amendment …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s explanations and plans since her decision Friday to illegitimately use her “style and form” veto power to partially gut the Fairness in Women’s Sports bill, H.B. 1217: “Gov. Noem had an opportunity to protect women and girls by signing the Fairness in Women’s Sports bill, but instead she pandered to the demands of special interests. In what was an abuse of her ‘style and form’ veto power, she gutted protections for collegiate athletes and took away ...

Government Officials Direct A Christian School To Choose Between Faith And Food

ADF attorneys served on legal team defending law, worked with lawmakers to draft language

ADF attorneys represent former Georgia Gwinnett College student prevented from engaging in free speech on campus