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… by both private and public actors is unfortunately on the rise in America and around the world. Written by Grant … censorship are becoming increasingly common, and ADF has defended people against all three in recent years. … can’t silence speech it doesn’t like Because the First Amendment explicitly protects the freedom of speech, …

… exception? The Supreme Court has long recognized that the First Amendment protects the right of religious institutions “to … Unfortunately, some lower courts focused too much on formalities like an employee’s title, and in 2020, the …

… Oregon School District Fired Educators for Speaking Out ADF is representing two educators in a lawsuit against an … May 10, 2023 Revised December 21, 2023 Thanks to the First Amendment, all Americans have the right to peacefully … from their jobs simply for exercising their rights. Read on to learn more about their case. Who are Katie Medart and …

… County School Board Is Fighting Racism with … More Racism? ADF represents a religiously and ethnically diverse group of … School District has begun implementing policies based on critical race theory in its schools. Critical race theory … stand and challenging the school board in court. Read the details of this case below. Who is suing Albemarle County …

… government officials across the United States trampled on basic rights in the name of “public health.” Nevada, for … not like from the internet. The appellate court’s decision details communications between social media companies and government officials in the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), …

… here to support,” she told him. More ink could be spilled on what transpired throughout the rest of the event. But it’s critical to ask why this debacle matters in the first place.   “Abort the conversation” The Stanford free … to shut down ideas they don’t like. Just last year, ADF CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner was …

… questions about the policy, the district fired her. Read on to learn more about her story. Who is Kathy McCord? Kathy … Kathy after he learned about the policy. Kathy confirmed details he had already obtained. March 2023: After a series … to fire Kathy for speaking to the journalist. May 2023: ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on Kathy’s behalf. The bottom …

… but that didn’t stop his school from censoring him. Read on to learn more about his story. Who is Liam Morrison? Liam … the message, “There are only two genders.” But during his first class of the day, Liam was removed by the school … district court ruled against Liam’s freedom of speech, so ADF attorneys appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

… pastime and constitutional right to exercise free speech on public sidewalks. But the people of Pittsburgh have been denied this right. City officials have ignored the First Amendment  and created censorship zones around many … the City of Pittsburgh. Case timeline September 2014 : ADF attorneys first challenged  the Pittsburgh law in federal …

… religious liberty that I have seen in my years litigating First Amendment cases since 1984 has been the extreme … officials that they had a constitutional duty to go on search-and-destroy missions to obliterate all things … the state church to carry out certain civil functions. ADF attorney Brett Harvey refers to this as the “force and …