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… Published September 28, 2021 Revised January 4, 2024 For many families, where you attend college is a source of … the government block students from using federal funds at religious colleges and universities that believe marriage … against the Department of Education. April 2021 : ADF attorneys filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit on …

… challenges have been a hallmark of civil-rights litigation for decades, helping Americans challenge unjust laws while … in every decade since the year 1900 and has ruled on at least 13 pre-enforcement cases since 2013. Here are some … before it was intended to go into effect. Epperson v. Arkansas (1968): The Supreme Court invalidated a state law …

… Many in the pro-life movement worked their entire lives for the day that Roe v. Wade would be overturned. On the … “right” to abortion. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and staff were proud to be involved from the very … laws like Mississippi’s that limit abortion before the point of viability (the point at which a baby can survive …

… in the ’70s but was stopped in its tracks, and for good reason. It was largely American women who campaigned … than it was in the ‘70s. The ERA centers on the word “sex” at a time when ideologues and activists are aggressively … on as well. Theoretically, 37 states had signed on at that point—with two of those states having done so far past the …

… Revised April 19, 2024 Growing up is a difficult process for many of us, especially during puberty. Your body starts … natural biological development. Idaho is one such state. Last year, the Idaho legislature passed the Vulnerable … Attorney General Raúl Labrador, with the assistance of attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom and Cooper & Kirk, …

… Colorado was censoring her speech. So with the help of ADF attorneys—and consistent with our nation’s civil rights … rights. Lorie then appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which issued another disappointing … Kristen Waggoner represented Lorie during oral argument at the Supreme Court. June 2023 : The Supreme Court ruled in …

… Editor’s note: The following piece originally appeared at  National Review  on March 19, 2024. In  Federalist  51 , … Carlson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and certain messages for scrutiny, and threatening consequences if they were not … But beyond this important legal question, the cases point to a larger structural threat to liberty — the rise of …

… hallmark of any free society. Censorship threatens freedom at its very core, and we must understand the danger so that … ideas are true and good, and when more people speak up for the truth, false and worthless statements are recognized … Ruth Institute . ADF is working with shareholders, attorneys general, and state financial officers to ensure …

… organizations to be able to make employment decisions for ministers without government interference. Written by … so, for religious institutions. If religious beliefs are at the center of an organization, then it is addressing some … institutions “to decide for themselves, free from state interference, matters of church government as well as …

… blatant government overreach has caused major concerns for many people and institutions, including College of the … The federal government has long applied the FHA to dorms at both public and private colleges and universities, but it … it faces fines of up to six figures, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and even jail time in extreme circumstances. …