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Summary
The city of Anchorage is misapplying a city ordinance against a faith-based women’s shelter after it referred an inebriated and injured man to a hospital and paid for his taxi ride there instead of allowing him to share sleeping quarters with abused and homeless women.
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Legal Documents
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]}
Biographies
Kate Anderson
Senior Counsel
Kate Anderson serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives.
Ryan Tucker
Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries
Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom.
Additional Resources
One-page summary
Watch: Downtown Hope Center is now free to protect the vulnerable women it serves | ADF Client Film
Kate Anderson: Anchorage threatens women’s shelter for serving women (Anchorage Daily News, 2016-11-03)
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