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… must enforce an unjust law against you before you’re able to protect your rights. In other words, does the government have … ability to teach in accordance with their faith Preventing states from censoring private conversations between clients …

… Across the Country Students should have the freedom to gather and pray without fear of being punished or shut … the “separation of church and state.” But this was a student-led time of prayer—not any kind of official school … There, the President announced several new measures to protect the religious liberties of students on American …

… Court Upholds Law Protecting Unborn Life When it comes to defending life in Arizona, ADF is doing what the attorney … their elective representatives, Arizonans have chosen to protect life for decades. In 2022, then-Attorney General Mark … but rather is predicated entirely on the existence of a federal constitutional right to an abortion since disclaimed …

… ADF Defends Oklahoma State Agency That Refused to Discriminate Against Catholic School Oklahoma’s approval … 27, 2023 Revised December 5, 2023 The First Amendment states, in part, “Congress shall make no law respecting an … the first clause of that protection, they sometimes seem to overlook the second. One implication of the Free Exercise …

… 14, 2024 Revised February 27, 2024 “The duty of parents to provide for the maintenance of their children is a … children. But some other federal courts have failed to protect parental rights to the same degree as other … may in part be due to some lack of clarity in the United States Supreme Court’s rulings on the topic. Troxel v. …

… Rights During COVID Government officials have a duty to uphold the First Amendment, even during times of crisis … practice our religion. But when COVID-19 hit the United States and lockdowns began, some government officials seemed … health guidelines. Then, the state issued new guidelines—multiple times—that discriminated against religious education …

… level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has … and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a college student and conservative student group, a former Planned … clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme Court. …

… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in … and free speech cases at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Early in his legal career, Shafer operated a solo …

… As public officials across the country grappled with how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some took their authority too far. … on COVID-19-related issues. One such example of government overreach came out of Washington, where Governor Jay Inslee …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their … he represented Arkansas at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, including leading thirty states in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. …