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ALBANY, N.Y. — After nearly two hours of oral argument, a federal judge refused yesterday to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit brought against New York officials for excluding a pro-adoption group from its specialty license plate program. “New York’s specialty license plate scheme is subject to rampant abuse,” said Alliance Defense Fund attorney Mike Johnson, who argued before the court on behalf of The Children First Foundation, the organization that brought the suit, The Children First Foundation, et al., v. Raymond P. Martinez, et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of ...

ADF, Thomas More attorneys represent Palatine students, parents

ADF attorneys file suit on behalf of Rapides Parish School Board over radical Title IX reinterpretation that jeopardizes girls’ privacy, safety, fairness

… Faith, a church armed with last summer’s precedent in Good News Club v. Milford , will be knocking on the door again … the summer of 2001 when the Supreme Court decided Good News Club v. Milford .  The Milford school system argued that … again with a request to rent space.  Despite the Good News Club precedent, the school system is still saying no to …

… court saw the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in 2001, Good News Club v. Milford , and decided there had been a … 1995.  That was before the Supreme Court opinion in Good News Club , and the church lost. In November, the Civil … which the Alliance Defense Fund played a major role, Good News Club v. Milford .  Today, the court said "Based upon our …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Gov. Chris Sununu’s signing Tuesday of HB 542, a bill sponsored by Reps. Keith Ammon, Jim Kofalt, and Travis O’Hara that ensures churches and other religious organizations are allowed to remain open during a state of emergency on the same or better terms as other businesses and services: “Houses of worship and religious organizations provide soul-sustaining operations that are essential to our society and protected by the First Amendment. While public officials have the authority and ...

ADF challenges state agency’s ultimatum against Christian adoption provider

… to religious groups the Supreme Court precedent of Good News Bible Club v. Milford , decided June, 2001, leaves little legal room to maneuver.  In Good News Bible Club v. Milford , the court ruled that the First … available to other organizations.  Preska mentioned Good News Club more than 40 times in her opinion. The Justice …

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer, director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom WHAT: Providing public comment at the Virginia Department of Education’s Board of Education Business Meeting on the commonwealth’s recent model policies and how those efforts ensure students and parents are respected and supported WHEN: Beginning at 9 a.m. EDT, Thursday, July 27 WHERE: Virginia Department of Education, James Monroe Building, 101 N. 14th St., 22nd floor, Richmond ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations Specialist Hattie Troutman ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s signing Thursday of S. 49, a bill that drastically expands abortion in the state and endangers women’s health: “Every human life is valuable, precious, and worthy of full protection. Yet Gov. Phil Murphy just signed into law legislation that codifies a radical ‘right’ to abortion, allowing abortion for any reason up until birth and blocking future passage of commonsense and medically appropriate abortion regulations. This dangerous legislation is another ...