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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 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit’s decision Friday to vacate its opinion against the religious accommodation of Indiana high school music teacher John Kluge in Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation and send the case back to district court to be reconsidered in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Groff v. DeJoy: “Federal law protects employees’ ability to live and work according to their religious beliefs. Yet ...

… Nelson  and  Bob Updegrove  are in litigation. And  Jack Phillips  has been in court for 10 years—despite  prevailing … Nelson  and  Bob Updegrove  are in litigation. And  Jack Phillips  has been in court for 10 years—despite  …

NEW YORK – The New York City school system has repeatedly slammed the door on church requests to rent meeting space. But the Bronx Household of Faith, a church armed with last summer’s precedent in Good News Club v. Milford, will be knocking on the door again next week in federal court. Most school systems don’t mind renting space to community groups. That is, unless you’re the New York City school system and the community group is a church. Even though churches across the country are able to rent space from public school systems, the Bronx Household of Faith must go to court to do that. In ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley regarding the Texas Supreme Court’s decision Friday that requires the city of Houston to either repeal or put to a vote a city ordinance that qualified for the ballot but that city officials illegally kept off. Those officials, including Mayor Anise Parker, also unsuccessfully attempted to subpoena the sermons and communications of pastors, known as the “Houston 5,” whom ADF represented in Woodfill v. Parker: “Public officials should not be allowed to run roughshod over the right of the people ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor.

… has petitioned the high court. And Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips is facing  the third lawsuit  that has been filed … has petitioned the high court. And Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips is facing  the third lawsuit  that has been …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel David Cortman regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to send the consolidated abortion-pill mandate cases, including the ADF cases Southern Nazarene University v. Burwell and Geneva College v. Burwell, back to the lower appeals courts for reconsideration: “Religious organizations have the freedom to peacefully operate according to their beliefs without fear of severe penalties by the government. The Supreme Court was right to protect the Christian colleges and other groups from having to pay fines or fill ...

ADF represents Dordt College, Cornerstone University

A federal court upheld a district court’s decision that three pro-life organizations, not located in Maryland, cannot be required to produce thousands of pages of files by the Baltimore City Council in a lawsuit in which they have no involvement. In December 2014, a judge ruled the city’s requests were “grossly excessive.”

ADF attorneys represent Tyndale House Publishers