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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Austin R. Nimocks regarding the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor: “The Supreme Court got it wrong in saying that a state that has redefined marriage can force that definition on the federal government. The federal government should be able to define what marriage is for federal law just as states need to be able to define what marriage is for state law. Americans should be able to continue advancing the truth about ...

Letter explains that federal law allows schools to maintain separate restrooms, locker rooms for boys, girls

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb regarding notices filed Tuesday in two federal court cases, Students and Parents for Privacy v. United States Department of Education and Board of Education of the Highland Local School District v. United States Department of Education, that remove the defendant federal agencies and officials from the lawsuits because of their change of position on student privacy, leaving in place the remaining defendants: “Earlier this year, the Departments of Education and Justice rescinded the misleading ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt that invalidates a Texas law requiring abortion facilities to meet the same health and safety standards as ambulatory surgical centers and that further protected women by requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a local hospital in the event a woman must seek hospital care due to post-abortion complications: “Abortionists shouldn’t be given a free pass to elude medical requirements that ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Matt Sharp regarding a federal district court’s limited nationwide order Tuesday in State of Texas v. United States of America that reaffirms his previous order prohibiting the Obama administration from forcing public schools to allow boys into girls’ locker rooms, showers, and restrooms while the lawsuit of several states moves forward. The court found that both Title IX and Title VII rely on the consistent, uniform application of national standards in education and workplace policy. Because the May 2016 Dear ...

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ADF achieves victory in challenge against Obamacare’s abortion surcharge

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding President Joe Biden's executive order released Wednesday that instructs federal agencies to reinterpret federal laws and regulations that prohibit sex discrimination—including Title IX—to include gender identity so that women and girls are no longer protected in sports, locker rooms, and other contexts: “Unfortunately, the Biden administration wasted no time in demanding policies that gut legal protections for women by denying female athletes fair competition in sports, ignoring women ...

Vermont physicians and other health care workers who don’t want to offer suicide as a legitimate option to their patients say they are exploring their legal options in the wake of a federal court’s decision Wednesday to dismiss their lawsuit against Vermont officials in two state agencies.

Vt. pregnancy center wins appeal