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  • … or violate a city law that threatened them with months in jail and thousands of dollars in fines. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit … ADF eventually secured a judgment against the city for the time the Hitching Post was closed and had lost income. And …
  • … forces Grace and Biola to choose between paying heavy fines and penalties or providing the objectionable items … the abortion pill mandate. In September 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the … students according to their beliefs. The freedom from the threat of crippling fines for resisting illegal government …
  • … Defending Freedom attorneys explained to the district court that marriage helps children by promoting stable family … to direct social policy concerning marriage and family. Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom and its … support of application to stay 4th Circuit mandate pending appeal: McQuigg v. Bostic 8/19/2014 U.S. Supreme Court Stay …
  • … law, and ADF assisted in its defense. An Arizona federal court upheld the law, explaining that “[g]iven the nature of … all over its body by 20 weeks gestational age, this Court concludes that the State has shown a legitimate … babies in the womb when they can already feel pain. Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom served as …
  • … abortion centers on an emergency basis. A federal court threw the abortion businesses’ suit out of court, and the decision was upheld on appeal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in … to shut down unhealthy and dangerous abortion businesses Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom served as …
  • … Won U.S. Supreme Court Southern Nazarene University v. Azar Details Videos … students according to their beliefs. The freedom from the threat of crippling fines for resisting illegal government mandates. Case …
  • … Won State Trial Court State of Arizona v. Painter Details Documents Summary … of Phoenix criminally convicted him and  sentenced him to jail for allegedly violating a city noise ordinance. The … convicted, other area churches found themselves under threat of prosecution for ringing their bells as well. …
  • … Lost State Appellate Court Church of the Isaiah 58 Project of Arizona v. La Paz … taxation that would result in foreclosure of the church. Our role in this case ADF filed a lawsuit on behalf of the … the illegally assessed property tax. Watch Case Documents Court Title Date State Supreme Court Petition for review …
  • … eliminate funding to Planned Parenthood. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with Planned Parenthood, ADF attorneys sought Supreme Court review for the state. The petition argued that Arizona … taxpayer funds from subsidizing abortion operations Our role in this case Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys …
  • … resulted in him "feeling uncomfortable." Case Documents Court Title Date U.S. Supreme Court Cert Petition 11/17/2009 Appellate Court 2nd Circuit Opinion 8/20/2009 Appellate Court