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The Copyright Royalty Board is unlawfully requiring religious broadcasters to pay significantly higher royalties than secular NPR broadcasters when streaming songs online.

Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Missouri church pre-school and daycare center denied access to a state program that provides recycled tires to surface children’s playgrounds. Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld a federal court’s decision that ruled the state was justified in denying the center because a church runs it.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In another victory for students on college and university campuses, Pennsylvania State University officials have agreed to revoke the school’s speech code shortly after the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit challenging the code in federal court. “America’s colleges and universities should give conservative and religious students the same rights as all other students. This is an excellent outcome for those who believe that universities are supposed to be the marketplace of ideas,” said David French, director of ADF’s Center for Academic Freedom. “The old draconian speech codes ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom President, CEO, and General Counsel Michael Farris regarding an executive order President Donald Trump issued Thursday to help protect religious freedom: “For many years, ADF has been advocating on behalf of pastors and churches who have had their speech chilled as a result of the Johnson Amendment. We have also filed dozens of lawsuits on behalf of religious organizations, colleges, and businesses who object to being compelled to pay for abortifacients and other procedures that have the potential to end the life of an unborn ...

… LGBTQ communities: Many transgender adults, including some I interviewed for the book, agree that teen girls are … of this book and [others like it] is 100% a hill I will die on.” This breaks with the ACLU’s longstanding …

The Court ruled in favor of free speech in Lorie Smith’s landmark case, 303 Creative v. Elenis.

Letter notifies commission that citizens have been denied opportunity to express concerns

ADF attorneys represent member of Gideons threatened with arrest for distributing Bibles on public sidewalk

ADF files opening brief on behalf of Missouri church that runs pre-school excluded from children’s playground safety program.

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent a Christian pre-school and daycare center excluded from a Missouri program that provides recycled tires for children’s playgrounds. Although the state highly ranked the center as qualified for the program, it denied the center’s application solely because a church runs the daycare.