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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 11th Circuit’s decision in Thai Meditation Association of Alabama v. City of Mobile, which upheld the legally and constitutionally protected freedoms of a religious minority group to practice its faith without government discrimination or hostility: “In America, religious liberty guarantees people of all faiths the freedom to practice and live out their beliefs as their tradition teaches. This constitutionally ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Bangert regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit’s decision Monday in Eknes-Tucker v. Governor of the State of Alabama to lift a lower court’s injunction on an Alabama state law that protects children from harmful and unnecessary medical procedures in a lawsuit that the Biden administration is supporting. The 11th Circuit’s order allows the law to take effect while the case proceeds: “Alabama is right to protect minors from harmful, irreversible, and ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ordered University of Florida officials Wednesday to stop discriminating against a Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX), while a lawsuit filed by Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund attorneys against school officials is on appeal. “The 11th Circuit seems to understand that Christian student groups cannot be singled out for discrimination. The right to associate with people of like mind and interest applies to all student groups on a public university campus,” said Litigation Counsel Timothy J. Tracey ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County supporting the right of parents to make decisions about how their children are raised: “Parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, care, and education of their children. Leon County Schools violated this right by using cross-gender pronouns and a different name for a student—a controversial psychotherapeutic intervention ...

… ADF to SCOTUS: Govt can't coerce social media companies to act as speech police ADF attorneys file … Biden administration accountable for coercing major social media corporations to censor views with which officials … the brief, the administration’s communication with social media platforms sent a clear message that they had to comply …

… ADF: Social media isn't a free pass to suppress speech Alliance Defending … , a lawsuit involving government censorship on social media. ADF attorneys filed the brief as co-counsel with Brown … speech had been suppressed by government action. “Social media is the modern public square, and government officials …

… ADF urges US Supreme Court to protect free speech on social media Published August 25, 2023 Related Case: O'Handley v. … citizen for sharing political speech on the social media platform that government officials disfavored: “Government officials can’t tell a social media company to punish an American citizen simply because …

… ‘Kids for Christ’ club, tells it to be quiet in the media District says before-school Christian club can no … itself anywhere in the community, including through the media. Owasso Public Schools rescinded the “Kids for Christ” … community through signs and banners and through local media and advertising outlets because he said he believed …

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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit’s decision issued Friday in Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County that protects students’ privacy by separating school bathrooms based on biological sex: “We’re pleased the 11th Circuit has affirmed that sex is a distinct biological class that merits protection under the law, a reality that female athletes and so many others across the country have been fighting to protect. And if gender identity advocates had had their way, St. Johns ...