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… Revised May 30, 2024 In 1972, Congress passed Title IX to address sex discrimination and barriers that many women … to limit the scope of Title IX’s applicability, while court cases and “dear colleague” letters from the executive … defended Nicholas Meriwether in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit after his employer, Shawnee State …

… Pediatricians Appeal Case to Protect Conscience Rights The Biden administration’s … why Alliance Defending Freedom has filed suit in federal court against the Department of Health and Human Services on … in January 2023, but ADF appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. ADF attorneys presented oral …

… have heard of Lorie Smith. She’s a graphic artist and web designer who loves to bring stories to life through artwork. … heard of the art studio Lorie owns—303 Creative in Denver, Colorado. That’s because Lorie has challenged a Colorado law … are some messages Lorie cannot design, regardless of who asks her. 303 Creative v. Elenis Lorie realized that Colorado …

… Public Schools in Virginia, the early days of returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic were overwhelming. … County School Board, asking the Albemarle County Circuit Court to grant her compensatory and punitive damages for the school board’s violations of Virginia law. The bottom line Teachers should be free to advocate for …

… most powerful institutions in our country—from the media to schools and universities to the federal government … innocent young children—on a path to taking drugs that impair their natural development and even to removing … ADF doesn’t charge our clients a dime to defend them in court. And a growing number of our cases and requests for …

… Enacting comprehensive women’s sports laws is essential to ensure fairness in women’s sports and protect equal … Alanna Smith, and Ashley Nicoletti— filed suit in federal court to challenge a Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic … after that victory, the ACLU appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which granted a temporary …

… Oral Argument Prep for the Supreme Court How does an attorney prepare for oral arguments at the … opinion. When she argued Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission at the Supreme Court in … will be arguing in the Lawyers’ Lounge and explains the details for the morning’s hearing. The Clerk escorts the …

… Life Both Idaho’s Defense of Life Act and EMTALA seek to protect every life—including the lives of unborn children. … event that Roe were overturned. So when the U.S. Supreme Court did so in 2022, Idaho’s Defense of Life Act was set to … hospitals that accept Medicare to provide anyone who asks for treatment with “an appropriate medical screening …

… same-sex marriage becomes legal, pastors won’t be forced to perform same-sex weddings.” Yet this is what nearly … ceremony at the Hitching Post. That’s why, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit invalidated Idaho’s marriage laws …

… In the Biggest Cases, Big Law Tilts Decisively Left As someone who practiced in ‘Big … Law’ for over a decade, I and many of my colleagues came to view that tilt as a given. Written by Ryan Bangert … of over 3,200 amicus briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in cases filed and decided between 2018 and 2022 by …