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This lawsuit is the culmination of decades-long efforts by ADF’s clients to hold the FDA accountable for its irresponsible actions.

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for silently praying. She wasn’t carrying a sign or engaging with anyone. She wasn’t even praying out loud. She was simply standing near an abortion clinic in the United Kingdom – peacefully praying in her mind. The introduction of “censorship zones” by Birmingham authorities criminalizes individuals perceived to be “engaging in any act of approval or disapproval” in relation to abortion, including through “verbal or written means, prayer or counseling…”. Isabel’s physical presence in the censorship zone wasn’t a crime in itself, it was the contents of her ...

Liam Morrison couldn’t have imagined that he would be spending some of his middle school years in a courtroom helping to protect free speech for other students. But for Liam, the truth is worth it. At 12, he’s shown more courage than some adults. Now, he has a message of thanks to all the Ministry Friends who have helped support his case for freedom. Liam is a student at Nichols Middle School in Massachusetts. During his time there, he’s watched his school host celebrations of “Pride Week” and even encourage students to participate. But Liam believes the truth that gender is not based on our ...

$4.6 MILLION FISCAL YEAR-END GOAL Your God-given rights are facing mounting threats. There’s too much at stake to be silent. Please stand with us in this critical moment. Your right to live and speak the truth is at risk. Religious freedom is being restricted. Free speech is being muzzled. The rights of the family are being suppressed. Alliance Defending Freedom is in courts nationwide, holding accountable government officials who are misusing the justice system to coerce and silence their ideological opponents. Thanks be to God, we’ve won 15 victories at the U.S. Supreme ...

When will it end? After ten years, Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips is still fighting for his right to speak freely. Even though the State of Colorado abandoned its prosecution of the cake artist, a local attorney is now going after Jack in civil court. The Colorado Court of Appeals just affirmed a trial court decision punishing Jack for not designing a custom cake celebrating a gender transition that an activist attorney requested. Alliance Defending Freedom is appealing that decision. What’s happened to Jack is a blatant of example of activists targeting, harassing, and punishing those who ...

Coercing Lorie to express what she does not believe is downright unconstitutional. With assistance from the attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom, Lorie has taken her case to the Supreme Court, where she is standing to set a firm precedent for the free-speech rights of every American. She’ll stand against both the State of Colorado and the Biden administration, both of whom are fighting to deny her the right to speak freely. This type of government coercion can affect anyone—including you and your family. Please sign your name below to stand with Lorie and her family—and for free speech ...

In a pair of cases, the Supreme Court has the opportunity to begin disentangling the public and private spheres of power.

Government officials have a duty to uphold the First Amendment, even during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington State treated Christ’s Church of Mt. Spokane and Westgate Chapel differently than secular businesses.

The right to live and speak the truth is increasingly threatened. From policies that censor and punish everyday Americans for speaking according to their values, to government harassment of religious ministries. You see it more and more. Now you can take action to help fuel the effort to stand up for our God-given rights with a tax-deductible donation to Alliance Defending Freedom. ADF is the world’s largest legal organization committed to protecting religious liberty, freedom of speech, marriage and family, parental rights, and the sanctity of human life. We’re in this for the long haul. We ...