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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy on behalf of Indiana music teacher John Kluge in support of ensuring, consistent with the requirements of federal law, that an employer must accommodate an employee’s religious practice unless the employer can prove undue hardship: “Federal law protects employees’ ability to live and work according to their religious beliefs. Employers must provide ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Vice President of Appellate Advocacy and Senior Counsel John Bursch regarding a proposed friend-of-the-court brief ADF filed Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Speech First v. Cartwright, a lawsuit challenging University of Central Florida policies that unconstitutionally restrict students’ First Amendment rights: “Public universities should be the standard-bearers for a free-speech environment full of many viewpoints and voices. Universities can regulate truly problematic harassment while still ...

School officials prohibited student represented by ADF attorneys from distributing candy canes with Christian message

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding the Ohio House’s passage Wednesday of the Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act, a bill designed to ensure that a college or university that receives state funding may not ban students from engaging in expressive activity in the public, open areas of campus, so long as the student’s conduct is lawful and does not disrupt the functioning of the school:“Public colleges and universities are meant to be free and open to the exchange of ideas—a place where our future teachers, lawyers ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF filed with the Texas Supreme Court in State of Texas v. Loe, in which the state of Texas is defending its law that protects children from unproven drug treatments that risk permanent harm: “Texas rightly enacted the Minors Protection Act to protect the health and welfare of all children—no matter how they identify. Injecting children with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to treat gender dysphoria is unsafe ...

WHO: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, ADF Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau, Kansas female athletes Aubrey and Avalon Simpson WHAT: Press conference following the filing of the lawsuit, State of Kansas v. United States Department of Education, in which the states of Kansas, Alaska, Utah, and Wyoming are suing the Biden administration over its recent attempt to rewrite Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for students in education and athletics WHEN: Tuesday, May 14, 2:00 PM CDT WHERE: Kansas State Capitol, Room 212-N, 201 SW 8th Ave., Topeka; or view the livestream ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo on behalf of Christian Employers Alliance urging the high court to take this case and rein in unaccountable bureaucrats. The brief argues that federal agency officials regularly exceed their executive authority by imposing mandates and spending tax dollars that harm the unborn, devalue religious freedom, and contradict biological distinctions based on sex, all without ...

City council censors concerns of residents regarding casino in small town

Handful of same-sex couples attack federal Defense of Marriage Act passed overwhelmingly by Democrats and Republicans

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s signing Thursday of HB 676, a bill that strengthens the freedom of parents to direct the upbringing, care, and education of their children: “Parents have the right to raise and educate their children, consistent with their beliefs and values, without fear of being unjustly punished by the government. It’s in kids’ best interests for parents to be involved any time a child faces serious issues at school ...