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… pre-enforcement challenges against laws that regulate speech on topics including politics, video games, unions, … even without an actual prosecution.” Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney General of Virginia (1991): The U.S. Court of … to protect Americans’ First Amendment rights. Some of ADF’s pre-enforcement cases include: Ensuring churches are …

… their First Amendment Freedoms. The case is now awaiting hearing at a federal district court in Michigan. Alliance … After an unfavorable ruling from a federal district court, ADF attorneys appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … … private schools … education … religious freedom … free speech … Michigan Threatens Catholic School Over Gender …

… designer, my designs express a message and are therefore speech protected by the First Amendment. Written by Alliance … December 13, 2022 Revised June 20, 2023 Editor's note: The following piece was written by Kara Jensen, who joined an … deserves protection. Image Alliance Defending Freedom ADF team members contributed to the writing and publication …

… with fines of up to $100,000 per violation simply for following their faith’s teachings on marriage and sexuality. … with their faith. Decades of serving Virginia communities ADF represented two churches, three schools, and a pregnancy … challenging the Virginia Values Act. July 2021 : The first hearing for Calvary Road’s case was held. August 2021 : The …

… and the mother of the male student claimed on social media that Blake had “made up the story for attention,” … Blake and Travis made comments about the incident in the following days. October 2022 : Both Blake and Travis were punished for expressing their views and concerns. ADF then filed a lawsuit on their behalf for viewpoint …

… a clear violation of the First Amendment, and that’s why ADF attorneys stepped in to help Coach Bloch defend his … and coaches were free to attend to personal matters. That speech is protected by the First Amendment, as the Supreme … coach Dave Bloch. July 2023 : ADF attorneys and Allied Attorney Anthony Duprey  filed a lawsuit  on Coach Bloch’s …

… to anyone.” In fact, the American Medical Association’s Code of Ethics calls assisted suicide “fundamentally … for religious people. In Massachusetts, for example—where ADF attorneys filed an amicus brief in defense of the … Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), so ADF and Allied Attorney Michael Tierney filed a lawsuit. In 2017, ADF …

… over private information on its top donors to the state Attorney General’s Office. TMLC was perplexed. California had … Schedule B tax documents as “public” and made them available to anyone online. In a separate incident, all the … … Michigan … Supreme Court of the United States … social media … Constitution of the United States … First Amendment … …

… out their beliefs that we are created male and female. The following examples are just some of the ways we have seen … because the reality of biological sex is being ignored. ADF clients Selina Soule, Alanna Smith, Chelsea Mitchell, and … of Louisville officials on behalf of Dr. Josephson. Free speech For years, proponents of gender theory have made …

… the messages that students can or can’t express,” said ADF Legal Counsel Michael Ross . Thankfully, because this … masks,” she said, “so I assumed they’d go by the dress code.” But when she checked the dress code, there was nothing … there was a section about protecting students’ freedom of speech and religion. Jennifer decided that this must have …