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… by Robert Clarke, Deputy Director (Advocacy) for ADF International, originally appeared at  The European … the court finally ruled in his favor. ADF issued its first press release on Mortier’s case in 2014, eight years prior to the …

… Oral Argument Prep for the Supreme Court How does an attorney prepare for oral arguments … at the Supreme Court in 2017, Kristen Waggoner (now ADF's CEO, president, and general counsel) gave the justices … will be arguing in the Lawyers’ Lounge and explains the details for the morning’s hearing. The Clerk escorts the …

… Washington State Wants to Force This Church to Pay for … they contacted Alliance Defending Freedom. In March 2019, ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on Cedar Park’s behalf. What’s … That’s why Cedar Park challenged the law in federal court. Case timeline March 2019 : Cedar Park challenged …

… US Supreme Court Protects Free Speech in Landmark Ruling The … are some messages Lorie cannot design, regardless of who asks her. 303 Creative v. Elenis Lorie realized that Colorado was censoring her speech. So with the help of ADF attorneys—and consistent with our nation’s civil rights …

… Washington State Treated Churches Worse Than Breweries and … to set the record—and the law—straight. Thankfully, ADF successfully defended the rights of church and ministry … was withdrawn, and the case was dismissed. Outcome As the Supreme Court  and the Ninth Circuit  have ruled, the …

… Supreme Court Upholds Jack Phillips’s Freedom 7-2 A 7-2 Supreme Court … of Masterpiece Cakeshop vindicated Jack Phillips’s right to live and work consistently with his religious beliefs. … his opposition to same-sex marriage. In July 2016, ADF attorneys petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up …

… Washington State Discriminates Against Foster Parents Who … or her sex or gender. State officials ignored a previous court ruling The First Amendment ensures that Americans … license because of their religious beliefs. March 2024: ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging Washington’s …

… Likewise, Idaho passed a similar law in 2023, and ADF, alongside the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, won an emergency stay at the U.S. Supreme Court to let Idaho’s law go into effect (except as to the …

… Supreme Court Justice Right to Warn of Dangers in Dismissing Jurors for Their Faith The … one woman. The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 declined to review this egregiously wrong decision. Alito agreed with …

… Washington Law Threatens Mission of Homeless Ministry … to the Bible themselves. But in March 2021, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the religious employer exemption … the WLAD’s exemption for religious employers. March 2023 : ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of Yakima Union …