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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao regarding the Kentucky Legislature’s override of Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto Wednesday of SB 83, a bill designed to protect athletic opportunities for the state’s female athletes: “We commend the Kentucky Legislature for securing a level playing field for Kentucky’s female athletes by overriding Gov. Beshear’s misguided veto of SB 83. When the law ignores biological differences, women and girls bear the brunt of the harm. We’ve seen this in the increasing examples ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle, director of the ADF Center for Life, regarding the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday in Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State of South Carolina to uphold the state’s pro-life law protecting unborn children from abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected: “All human life is worth protecting, and the people of South Carolina have been eager to affirm life and prevent the obvious harms that abortion causes women and their children. Now, with this decision from the South Carolina ...

… v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics … same-sex marriage … religious freedom … marriage … conscience … …

WHO: Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement at Alliance Defending Freedom; David Bahnsen, managing partner and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group; Sam Brownback, former ambassador at large for international religious freedom, U.S. senator, and governor of Kansas; Scott Shepard, fellow at National Center for Public Research; John Murante, Nebraska state treasurer; and Marlo Oaks, Utah state treasurer WHAT: Press conference following Bahnsen’s proposal Tuesday at JPMorgan Chase’s annual shareholder meeting calling on the board of directors to ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to vacate a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit’s in Rutledge v. Little Rock Family Planning Services and remand it back to that court to re-evaluate its ruling in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Because of Roe v. Wade, the 8th Circuit had suspended enforcement of Arkansas laws protecting unborn life after 18 weeks in gestational age, prohibiting abortions simply ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding West Virginia HB 3293, a bill Gov. Jim Justice signed into law Wednesday that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams. West Virginia joins Idaho, Mississippi, and Arkansas in protecting K-12 and collegiate sports for women and girls: “When the law ignores biological differences, women and girls bear the brunt of the harm. We have seen increasing examples across the country of males ...

Participating pastors will exercise First Amendment right to speak on positions of electoral candidates Sept. 28

ADF attorneys represent NC speaker of the House, Senate president pro tempore

… Perry … marriage … marriage laws … redefining marriage … same-sex marriage … Marriage defenders will ask U.S. Supreme Court …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding Gov. Joe Lombardo’s veto Monday of SB 239, a bill that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide and forced medical professionals to participate in ending the lives of their patients: “Every life is sacred and has inherent value. Physician-assisted suicide is neither compassionate nor an appropriate solution for those who are suffering—it ends an innocent human life without justification. Furthermore, many bills that legalize physician-assisted suicide, including Senate Bill 239 ...