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… v. USD 475 Geary County Schools School Board Members Details Videos Documents Profiles Summary A Kansas middle … USD 475 Geary County School district after being forced to use a student’s “preferred name” to address the student in … name when speaking to parents—an action that violated her conscience. Case Documents Court Title Date Trial Court …

… Administrative Agency Thomas v. City Schools of Decatur Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary On Nov. 16, 2017, Pascha Thomas’s five-year-old daughter “N.T.” told her that she had recently been sexually assaulted in …

… Active U.S. Courts of Appeals Chiles v. Salazar  Details Documents Profiles Summary Kaley Chiles works as a … These clients believe that life will be more fulfilling if aligned with the teachings of their faith. Though Chiles never promises that she can solve these issues, she, like her Christian clients, …

… Won U.S. District Courts A.Z. v. Nova Classical Academy Details Documents Profiles Summary A.Z. is a devout Christian … When A.Z.'s parents contacted the school to question this censorship of their daughter's speech, they were told … of censorship or punishment. Students being told that they can't distribute pro-life materials and information to their …

… Brooker v. The Governors of Missouri State University Details Documents Summary Emily Brooker was a quiet student … and her faith.  Emily says, “It wasn’t just ‘Look at this population and write about it’ … it was, ‘You are going … something.’ It was like endorsing it, and I said, ‘No, I can’t do this. I do not want my name on any document that …

… Active U.S. Supreme Court Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary A Gordon College … theology applied for promotion to full professorship, but her application was declined in 2016 because her performance … court. Even though the Supreme Court decided not to review this case at this time, we are pleased to see the concurring …

… Won U.S. Courts of Appeals Updegrove v. Miyares Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Wedding photographer Bob Updegrove challenged a state law, enacted … use his artistic talents to photograph same-sex weddings if he photographs weddings between one man and one woman. The …

… Active U.S. District Courts Fox v. City of Austin Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Dr. … after Dr. Fox shared his religious views on his personal blog, city officials demanded he recant and apologize for the … to foster discussion, not cause offense, and apologized if anyone was offended. But his apology wasn’t good enough …

…     What Happens When Speech Gets Policed? We Don’t Have to Guess. How do we defend your rights? ADF stands for … litigation, legislation, and public advocacy to ensure we can all “speak the truth in love” to everyone we meet, just … Smith from being forced to express messages that violated her religious beliefs about marriage. L.M. v. Town of …

… v. The Trustees of Grand Valley State University Details Documents Profiles Summary Grand Valley State … limited speech to two small zones that make up less than 0.03 percent of the campus. University officials told members … Court Title Date Trial Court Stipulation of Dismissal 3/1/2017 Trial Court Complaint 12/7/2016 Case Profiles Image …