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… Mike Smith has been battling for the legal rights of homeschooling families for nearly … President and CEO Michael Farris, founded HSLDA in 1983 to protect the right of families to provide personalized, … Smith began defending homeschooling in California both in court and before the legislature after HSLDA’s founding. He …

… When Brian Hickman first heard about the open auditions for the upcoming Talent Show at his school, Superior Street Elementary, he immediately knew what he wanted to perform. Case: B.H. v. Garcia Image When Brian Hickman … and we filed a lawsuit on Brian’s behalf seeking a court order allowing Brian to perform his Christian song at …

… Anderson In third grade, Spencer Anderson first began to think seriously about abortion. Some guest speakers in his … the subject, and he still remembers marveling that anyone, for any reason, “wouldn’t want people to live.” Case: … August, 2013. A month later, administrators settled out of court, agreeing to completely revise the school’s policies. …

… Emily Brooker College was a rude awakening for Emily Brooker. Her freshman year, she received a class assignment to perform homosexual behavior in public, such as holding … State University Image College was a rude awakening for Emily Brooker. Her freshman year, she received a class …

… For women and girls facing an unwanted pregnancy, abortion may seem like the only solution. I can’t afford to raise a child. I’m too young. I’ll have to drop out of … Read the stories of three young women who faced what was, for them, unthinkable — and made the courageous decision to …

… find offensive. Incredibly, officials even went so far as to say that "acts of intolerance will not be tolerated." … Defending Freedom to sue the university and reclaim for him the basic freedoms protected by the U.S. … to its policies – securing greater freedom of expression for every student on campus. … Acts of intolerance will not …

… in father / daughter date nights or dances. Some cheer for the same teams or find movies they can watch together. … I grew up doing concrete with him.” Her job, she says, was to shovel wet cement into a wheelbarrow, push it to wherever … remained. ADF then filed suit in the U.S. District Court for Southern District of Illinois, seeking damages and …

… You might think a commitment to protecting unborn life would be an asset for a midwife. In fact, that commitment almost ended my … I gathered my friends, and we formed Nottingham Students for Life (NSFL). But our initial application to become a …

… the Board announced that it had cancelled the Club due to budget cuts and a lack of participation by the students in … Club, but she also contacted Alliance Defending Freedom for legal help. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit … changed its policies to remove unconstitutional guidelines for club formation and official recognition. By speaking up …

… C ovid was dragging on and on, and for Jessica Bates’ five children — like so many others — the … Jessica and the children borrowed a truck and headed down to a park near their rural Oregon home for a little kayaking … That’s compelled speech.” He points out that the Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down that kind of government …