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… ignore these clear biological differences, female athletes will lose medals, podium spots, public recognition, and … ignore these clear biological differences, female athletes will lose medals, podium spots, public recognition, and …

… that even clearer. And we’re grateful the 4th Circuit will have another opportunity to hold that Congress did not … that even clearer. And we’re grateful the 4th Circuit will have another opportunity to hold that Congress did not …

… RICHMOND, Va.  – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys will be available for media interviews Friday following oral … and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch, who will be arguing before the court on behalf of South Carolina. … RICHMOND, Va.  – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys will be available for media interviews Friday following oral …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the federal government’s brief filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court in State of Idaho v. United States of America: “The Biden administration has no authority to override Idaho’s law and force emergency room doctors to perform abortions. There is no conflict between Idaho’s Defense of Life Act and EMTALA. Both Idaho’s law and EMTALA seek to protect the lives of women and their unborn children. The Supreme Court should uphold Idaho’s law and ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Casey Mattox regarding Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Wednesday in Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus to affirm a district court’s rejection of an Ohio law that silenced the pro-life group’s ability to speak out about an elected official’s position on Obamacare: “The First Amendment forbids government from acting as a ‘truth commission’ on matters of public debate. The 6th Circuit understood that this type of government intrusion has no place under the Constitution. The ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake regarding a new rule the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that hijacks a bipartisan law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to impose pro-abortion regulations on virtually every employer in the country, even those whose religious beliefs dictate that life begins at conception: “This rule is just the latest example of the Biden administration abusing its power to advance abortion. The new rule seeks to punish the speech of pro-life employers and restrict their hiring ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Travis Barham regarding a friend-of-the-court brief filed Tuesday in Speech First v. McCall with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit challenging an illegal speech policy at Texas State University that penalizes constitutionally protected speech on and off campus: “College students have the freedom to share their beliefs anywhere on campus; they don’t need permission from college officials to speak, nor should they have to jump through burdensome and illegal hoops just to talk with their classmates ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner regarding a petition for appeal ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the Supreme Court of Virginia in Ibañez v. Albemarle County School Board after the Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of their case in February. The petition asks the Court to hear the case of a diverse group of parents and their children who are suing the Albemarle County School Board for implementing a discriminatory policy that creates a race-based hostile environment in local schools and violates students’ free ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Lincoln Wilson regarding a notice of appeal ADF attorneys filed last Tuesday in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit after a lower court dismissed the case. In December, Christian, pro-life, medical nonprofit First Choice Women’s Resource Centers sued New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for selectively targeting it based on its religious speech and pro-life views: “New Jersey’s attorney general is targeting and harassing First Choice Women’s ...