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… at West Virginia State University, and the judge allowed ADF to intervene. In January 2023, the judge reversed course … to be completely constitutional, and it made the correct decision to protect female athletes like Lainey. But the ACLU … clear ruling. It filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit asking the court to let its …

… Censored Christian Counselor Asks SCOTUS to Hear His Case ADF is asking the Supreme Court to hear the case of Brian … clients who voluntarily seek their help. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit inexplicably ruled that … v. Ferguson ), the 9th Circuit relied on a previous decision it issued in Pickup v. Brown . In that decision, the …

… in Planned Parenthood’s favor from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to stand. While the case … that, South Carolina appealed again to the 4th Circuit. ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy … Supreme Court. In June 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County …

… free speech in 303 Creative v. Elenis in June 2023. While decision day gets the most publicity, the actual 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 …

… How One High Schooler’s Stand Protected Students Across the Country Students should … and pray without fear of being punished or shut down by their school administrators. Written by Sarah Kramer … a few friends to pray with him, he never imagined how that group would grow over the next three years. This group …

… in America, particularly racial minorities. Unfortunately, that claim never came to fruition. Today, the SPLC spends its … like Alliance Defending Freedom. The SPLC has labeled ADF as an “anti-LGBT hate group,” but this accusation is … for the SPLC’s Intelligence Report , said, “Sometimes the press will describe us as monitoring hate crimes and so on…. …

… birth control, supported the Supreme Court’s Buck v. Bell decision allowing the sterilization of people deemed “unfit” … revenue, and over $1.8 billion in expenses. The report details that $997.5 million (47 percent) of the … Thayer, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director and ADF client, offered practical examples of how this happens: …

… three-part test concocted by the Supreme Court in the 1971 decision Lemon v. Kurtzman . Its ahistorical focus and … the state church to carry out certain civil functions. ADF attorney Brett Harvey refers to this as the “force and … Bronx Household of Faith. Although the federal appeals court admitted that the Lemon Test did not require …

… has worked to file a series of lawsuits challenging them. ADF strongly opposes any effort to redefine sex in federal … deals with sex, not gender identity. Likewise, the Bostock decision mentioned above does not require reinterpreting … defended Nicholas Meriwether in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit after his employer, Shawnee State …

… with any individual who is legally eligible. New Hope’s decision to care for children according to its faith was too … against New Hope, dismissing its case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued an emergency order … lawsuit against the state proceeds. September 2021 : ADF attorneys representing New Hope filed a second lawsuit  ( …