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… 2023 Editor’s note: The following piece is an  adaptation  of written testimony presented to the House Oversight and … road ahead. She might get fired by her employer for being pregnant, leaving her with no financial resources … streets, with no job, and no support. That year, in Roe v. Wade , the Supreme Court posited that the baby within her …

… 14, 2023 Imagine a prospective employee applying to work for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). A PETA employee decides to interview the … employ people who do not share that vision. That’s why ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s law on …

… The MED Act: Why We Must Preserve Rights of Conscience for Medical Professionals The MED Act allows … an operating nurse at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, she made it clear that she could not participate in …

… joined ADF in 2023 Joshua Rogers serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he … matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity of life. Rogers is a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Department … served as an Assistant United States Attorney in two U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and as a trial attorney in the Civil …

… Court Hears Case of High School Football Coach Punished for Prayer High school football coach Joe Kennedy was fired … June 27, 2022  -   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District  that Coach Kennedy's personal … is off-limits, what other speech is? As Coach Kennedy’s attorneys wrote in their brief to the Supreme Court, “If the …

… Are Threatening First Amendment Freedoms ADF's Center for Academic Freedom defends the First Amendment rights of … agreed to a settlement and paid nominal damages and attorneys’ fees totaling over $800,000.   Bernadette Tasy …   Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth One of the most important Supreme Court rulings …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts … religious schools. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court …

… tried to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortions . But you might not know that some state … participate in funding abortion. Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Department of Managed Health Care In August … state officials agreed to pay $1,400,000 toward the attorneys’ fees for the four churches. Case timeline August …

… when Jennifer received a call from the principal. L.B. v. Simpson County School District Lydia’s principal told … And they certainly can’t single out religious speech for worse treatment than other types of speech. On top of … teaching to students.” Case timeline November 2020 : ADF attorneys filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Lydia Booth …

… Justice Right to Warn of Dangers in Dismissing Jurors for Their Faith The case at issue involves a woman who … the Supreme Court said in the 1946 case of Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co. The judicial system, then, should not … Imagine if, “to err on the side of caution,” we allowed attorneys and judges to exclude groups of Americans from …