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… Strikes Down Policy Censoring Fifth-Grader’s Speech and Religious Expression Pocono Mountain School District censored … church’s Christmas party. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published August 3, 2022 Revised January 4, 2024 … invitations to her church’s Christmas party because of its religious content. This was a clear violation of Katie’s …

… New York City Vaccine Mandate Targeted Religious Employees New York City violated the First … COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published February 28, 2023 Revised May 20, 2024 The … ensures the government cannot pick and choose which religious beliefs deserve protection under the law. But …

… Appeals Court: Religious Schools Can Hire and Fire Based on Beliefs An Obama-appointed judge recognized that religious institutions must be free from government … president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. View Profile … … 7617 … 7641 … Appeals Court: …

… How the Ministerial Exception Protects Religious Institutions from Government Interference The … religious institutions. If religious beliefs are at the center of an organization, then it is addressing some of … in an encroachment by the State into an area of religious freedom which it is forbidden to enter by the principles of …

… Went After a Women’s Overnight Shelter The Downtown Hope Center in Anchorage operates an overnight shelter to serve … take away this safe haven. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published August 2, 2019 Revised December 21, 2023 … and safety concerns of these women. In a rush to push religious beliefs out of the public square, these officials …

… do not share their beliefs. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published December 13, 2023 Revised December 14, 2023 … characterizing them as a protection of “employee rights.” Religious organizations should be free to hire employees who … New York’s law. First, CompassCare is a pro-life pregnancy center that has served families in New York for over 40 …

… game is protected under the First Amendment both as religious exercise and as private speech. Read the press … Bremerton advised Coach Kennedy that he could “engage in religious activity, including prayer, so long as it does not … 2014 case McCullen v. Coakley , which Alliance Defending Freedom filed and helped fund, the Supreme Court ruled that …

… the state of Maine cannot exclude students who attend religious schools from a government program in which they are … the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an important religious freedom case from Maine called Carson v. Makin . The Supreme …

… us that we were removed because the Southern Poverty Law Center determines who is qualified. Written by Sarah Kramer … Friends were no longer able to give to Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) through the AmazonSmile program. In case you’re … for individuals facing punishment for living out their religious beliefs, but this is only possible through the …

… the Constitution during a pandemic—testing the limits of religious freedom.  In Oregon, government officials are doing just that. And private religious schools are paying the price.  For months, …