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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ final rule announced Friday implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits covered health programs or activities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, and sex. HHS is replacing a 2016 rule that wrongly interpreted “sex” to include gender identity and termination of pregnancy. “Word choice in federal legislation is significant and Congress has consistently used the ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding a call issued Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union and various female athletes for the NCAA to move its 2021 Men’s Basketball Championship from Idaho because the state passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act that prevents males from competing in women’s sports: “It’s profoundly ironic and deeply disappointing that a few female athletes—women who have clearly benefited from the athletic opportunities protected by Title IX—are now advocating to abolish female-only sports ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s statement of interest filed in federal district court Friday in support of Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a newly enacted law that protects female athletes from being forced to compete against males who identify as female: “We commend the DOJ for supporting a level playing field for female athletes. Idaho passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act because it seeks to protect equal athletic opportunities for girls and women across Idaho ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding a failed attempt by a minority of U.S. senators to bypass the committee process and resurrect the deceptively named “Equality Act,” legislation that would be used to set back protections for women on the playing field, at work, and in showers and locker rooms by decades, as well as inhibit the ability of Americans to live consistent with their beliefs: “Laws should respect the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of every citizen, but the so-called ‘Equality Act’ that some senators ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to uphold Montana’s tuition tax credit program in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

Church represented by ADF attorneys to receive complete reimbursement for requested property improvements

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 Wednesday upholding U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rules which protect organizations with religious or moral objections to abortion, such as Little Sisters of the Poor, from being subject to a federal requirement that employer health plans cover abortifacients: “The government has no business forcing pro-life and religious organizations to provide drugs and devices that can destroy life. HHS designed ...

ADF represents former Planned Parenthood clinic director suing abortion giant

RENO, Nev. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a church filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday that asks it to immediately halt enforcement of Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s unbalanced restrictions on churches as part of the state’s reopening plans during the coronavirus pandemic. Sisolak’s rule allows casinos, restaurants, bars, theme parks, and gyms to operate at 50% capacity but restricts churches to gatherings of 50 or fewer people regardless of building size. Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley in rural Lyon County is asking the high court to halt the ...

High court orders circuit court to reconsider its decision against March for Life in light of ruling upholding same HHS rules in other cases