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  • … Lost State Supreme Court Appling v. Walker Details Documents Summary Wisconsin voters adopted an amendment to the state constitution that defines marriage as between … Alliance Defending Freedom and its allies filed a legal challenge to the domestic partnership law in Wisconsin state …
  • … Active U.S. Courts of Appeals CompassCare v. Hochul Details Videos Commentary Documents Resources Profiles … by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, requires all employers—including churches, religious schools, faith-based pregnancy care centers, and religious nonprofits—to disavow their beliefs about abortion, contraception, and …
  • … Concluded State Trial Court Golden v. Paterson Details Documents Summary ADF attorneys submitted a notice of appeal contesting a New York judge's decision to uphold a directive from the state's governor regarding … marriages were not legal in 2008. ADF originally filed suit on behalf of the state's taxpayers and lawmakers. Case …
  • … Won U.S. Courts of Appeals L.W. v. Skrmetti Details Documents Profiles Summary Politicized interest groups are challenging Tennessee’s law that protects children from harmful and unnecessary … … Politicized interest groups are challenging Tennessee’s law that protects children from harmful and unnecessary …
  • … U.S. Courts of Appeals Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County Details Documents Summary In February 2009, abortion … advocates succeeded in persuading Montgomery County to enact an ordinance requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to … attorneys, including Professor Mark Rienzi, challenged the law as forced speech in violation of the First Amendment. A …
  • … Active U.S. Supreme Court Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary A Gordon College … every year of her employment. Nonetheless, she filed suit over the college’s decision. On February 28, the Supreme … opinion from four of the Justices explaining that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s “understanding of …
  • … Trial Court Amy Lynn Photography Studio v. City of Madison Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Amy … Lawson is a 25 year-old evangelical Christian who seeks to honor God in everything she does, creates, and says. As … all across the country, Amy filed a pre-enforcement challenge to gain clarity whether these laws applied to her …
  • … Concluded U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Windsor Details Documents Resources Summary Edith Windsor married … Windsor paid taxes on the estate she inherited. She sued to recover the estate taxes she had paid and asked the court … (“DOMA”), which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the union between one man and one woman. A federal …
  • … Won U.S. Supreme Court Lambert v. Wicklund Details Documents Summary In 1995, Montana passed the … a physician who would perform an abortion on a minor to inform the minor’s parents or legal guardian 48 hours prior to performing the abortion. The law also allowed for a “judicial bypass” of parental …
  • … Concluded U.S. Courts of Appeals McQuigg v. Bostic Details Documents Resources Summary Over a million Virginia … Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys explained to the district court that marriage helps children by … unique parenting benefits that a mother and a father bring to children’s lives. But the district judge ruled in February …