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… Concluded U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Windsor Details Documents Resources Summary Edith Windsor married … Windsor paid taxes on the estate she inherited. She sued to recover the estate taxes she had paid and asked the court … of federal law as the union between one man and one woman. A federal trial court ruled in her favor, concluding that …

… Active U.S. Supreme Court Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary A Gordon College associate professor of social work with an advanced degree in theology applied for promotion to full professorship, but her application was declined in …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Details Documents Profiles Summary The City of Philadelphia halted foster-care referrals to Catholic Social Services (CSS) because CSS wanted to …

… Meriwether v. The Trustees of Shawnee State University Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Shawnee State University officials punished a philosophy professor, Dr. Nicholas Meriwether, because he declined a male student’s demand to be referred to as a woman with feminine titles and …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Southern Nazarene University v. Azar Details Videos Documents Profiles Summary Southern Nazarene … in their employee and student health plans. ADF filed a lawsuit challenging the mandate on behalf of these … students according to their beliefs. The freedom from the threat of crippling fines for resisting illegal government …

… Court Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York Details Documents Summary In New York, protestors were … entering. The Pro-Choice Network of Western New York filed a lawsuit asking for a temporary restraining order, which a … buffer zones”) while allowing for two sidewalk counselors to enter. The second (“floating buffer zones”) prevented …

… Won U.S. Supreme Court Geneva College v. Azar Details Documents Profiles Summary Geneva College is a Christ-centered, liberal arts college located in Beaver … to operate according to their faith The freedom from the threat of crippling fines for resisting illegal government …

… District Courts Doe #2 v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board Details Documents Summary In 2008, the American Civil Liberties filed a lawsuit against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board … invocations policy prepared by ADF attorneys. A full panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit previously …

… Lost State Supreme Court Appling v. Walker Details Documents Summary Wisconsin voters adopted an … Wisconsin’s marriage amendment, lawmakers enacted into law a marriage-like domestic partnership scheme.  Alliance … Court 8/13/2013 State Supreme Court Petition for review 1/22/2013 State Supreme Court Reply brief at Wisconsin Supreme …

… Won U.S. District Courts J.S. v. Holly Area Schools Details Documents Profiles Summary A Christian second-grade student and his mother were barred from distributing invitations to a Christian summer camp at Patterson Elementary School in …