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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch, regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Carter v. Southwest Airlines, in which a federal district court ordered in-house attorneys with Southwest Airlines to attend religious liberty training as part of a ruling in favor of a flight attendant whom the court determined the airline fired because of her religious beliefs: “Alliance Defending Freedom is a nationally recognized and ...

… attorney: “Jack Phillips serves all people but shouldn’t be forced to create custom cakes with messages that violate … officials are targeting artists like Jack because they won’t promote messages on marriage and sexuality that violate … attorney: “Jack Phillips serves all people but shouldn’t be forced to create custom cakes with messages that violate …

… to their stories and ensure that women and girls aren’t made to be spectators in their own sports.” Among the 67 … to their stories and ensure that women and girls aren’t made to be spectators in their own sports.” Among the 67 …

… tells them that their athletic goals and placements don’t matter. When society and the law try to ignore reality, … tells them that their athletic goals and placements don’t matter. When society and the law try to ignore reality, …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao regarding Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing Wednesday of SB 2, a bill that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams: “When the law ignores biological reality, female athletes lose medals, podium spots, public recognition, and opportunities to compete. We have seen increasing examples across the country of males dominating girls’ athletic competitions when competing as ...

ADF attorneys represent beauty pageant in victorious ruling preserving production’s ability to advance opportunities for women

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao regarding the Kentucky Legislature’s override of Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto Wednesday of SB 83, a bill designed to protect athletic opportunities for the state’s female athletes: “We commend the Kentucky Legislature for securing a level playing field for Kentucky’s female athletes by overriding Gov. Beshear’s misguided veto of SB 83. When the law ignores biological differences, women and girls bear the brunt of the harm. We’ve seen this in the increasing examples ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to hear Groff v. DeJoy, a case that would ensure religious employees of all faiths are provided with meaningful religious accommodations in the workplace as required by federal law: “Federal law protects employees’ ability to live and work according to their religious beliefs. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations for employees’ religious practice unless doing so imposes undue hardships on their ...

… Missouri in the lawsuit. “Pro-life organizations shouldn’t be penalized for expressing their beliefs,” said ADF Senior … Missouri in the lawsuit. “Pro-life organizations shouldn’t be penalized for expressing their beliefs,” said ADF Senior …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Emilie Kao, vice president of advocacy strategy, regarding a letter the Promise to America’s Parents Coalition sent Monday to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to stand up for the safety and protection of children by vetoing SB 107. This dangerous piece of legislation would give California courts the ability to strip parents in other states of their parental rights if their child travels to California to obtain life-altering and irreversible surgeries. It also ignores the established authority of the other ...