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… Religious Discrimination Hurts Kids Waiting to Be Adopted Some states … In some states, if you don’t agree to adopt the government’s views on gender and sexuality, your application to adopt a … This is exactly what happened to Jessica Bates. Jessica’s story Jessica is a mother of five who lives in rural …

… School Board Scraps Policy After ADF Lawsuit A school district in Kansas tried to … Defending Freedom Published December 22, 2022 Revised May 16, 2024 Parents have the fundamental right to direct the … were inconsistent with the students’ biological sex. What’s more, school policy forced Pam to keep parents in the dark …

… that all Americans can practice their religion without discrimination from the government. But in Vermont, that right was threatened by a policy that was enforced to exclude certain religious schools … simply because the school they choose is religious. That’s unconstitutional, and that’s why ADF filed a lawsuit …

… by Kristen Waggoner Published February 27, 2024 Editor’s note: The following piece originally appeared at  WORLD . … These vaguely worded policies are being used to justify discriminatory actions that place a chilling effect on … and Georgia have joined this effort by barring financial discrimination against those in the firearms industry. These …

… California Library Changes Free Speech Policy After ADF Lawsuit The Yolo County Library in … shut down an event because the presenters criticized men’s participation in women’s sports. Written by Alliance … the Blanchard Room at Yolo County’s Mary L. Stevens – Davis Branch Library. The group planned to host a discussion …

… Religious Discrimination in Broadcasting: It’s 18 Times Worse Than You … speech or pay exorbitant fees. After the CRB adopted these discriminatory rates, the NRBNMLC appealed the ruling to the …

… Discriminate Against Religion Carson v. Makin, which the U.S. Supreme Court heard in December, presents similar legal … allows them to be sent to other private schools. This policy flies in the face of two recent Supreme Court rulings that bar discrimination against religious schools and policies that …

… system served over 10,000 children annually. Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) says it … providers. That’s when they learned of the state’s discriminatory new regulations. Washington requires foster … fact, a previous court ruling already enjoined a similar policy in Washington state. In Blais v. Hunter , a couple …

… For years, the Tenneses sold their produce at a farmer’s market in East Lansing, Michigan. But then something … Since 2010, they have also sold their produce at a farmer’s market in East Lansing. Their customer service was so … all his customers at the market, the city created a new policy designed specifically to bar him from future markets. …

… Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been … cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , … v. Burwell , successfully defending for-profit and non-profit religious employers from providing abortifacient …