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… Atheists v. City of Detroit Downtown Development Authority Details Documents Profiles Summary American Atheists, Inc., … the city of Detroit in 2009, claiming that reimbursements to a local church for property improvements requested by the … the First Amendment. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled in favor St. John's Episcopal Church, stating …

… Won Lopez v. Candaele Details Videos Documents Summary Jonathan Lopez was a … and one woman.  That infuriated his professor, who refused to allow Jonathan to complete the speech and told him to “ask … for rehearing en banc 9/30/2010 Appellate Court 9th Circuit panel decision on preliminary injunction 9/17/2010 …

… District Courts Fresno State Students for Life v. Thatcher Details Videos Documents Profiles Summary A Fresno State … University professor instructed students from his class to join him in defacing and erasing a pro-life student … Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. View Profile … A Fresno …

… Won U.S. District Courts Perlot v. Green Details Videos Documents Profiles Summary Three Christian law … because of the religious content and viewpoint of their speech. Case Documents Court Title Date Trial Court … speech. … 7631 … 7617 … 7632 … 7625 … Perlot v. Green … free speech … religious freedom … university … student rights …

… Courts of Appeals The Children First Foundation v. Fiala Details Documents Resources Profiles Summary Children First … based non-profit that promotes adoption as an alternative to abortion. To help raise awareness about adoption, CFF … The state of New York appealed the ruling to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The Second Circuit has yet to rule …

… at University of Alabama in Huntsville v. St. John IV Details Documents Profiles Summary A student group, Young … of Alabama in Huntsville's policies that require students to obtain a permit to speak on campus three business days in advance. The policies violate Alabama's Campus Free Speech Act, which requires …

… Meriwether v. The Trustees of Shawnee State University Details Videos Documents Resources Profiles Summary Shawnee … Meriwether, because he declined a male student’s demand to be referred to as a woman with feminine titles and … philosophical and Christian convictions. In November 2018, ADF filed a lawsuit on Dr. Meriwether’s behalf. Initially, a …

… v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia Details Documents Summary A student group at the University … that published a Christian newspaper was denied funding to cover the costs of printing the paper, even though the … but the United States Supreme Court heard their case. ADF helped provide funding to support the legal team that …

… Won U.S. District Courts Foht v. Village of Kewaskum Details Documents Summary Police in the village of Kewaskum, … Foht, with arrest for distributing Christian literature. ADF attorneys filed suit on behalf of Mr. Foht in federal … that severely restricted his constitutional rights to free speech and religious freedom. In Oct. 2008, a federal …

… U.S. District Courts Knapp v. City of Coeur d'Alene Details Videos Documents Profiles Summary In 2013, the city … an ordinance adding sexual orientation and gender identity to its public-accommodation law. For months, city officials … and promise not to enforce its law against the Knapps. ADF eventually secured a judgment against the city for the …