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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ signing of the Conscience Protection Act, a bill that ensures that Arkansans are free to live and work according to their faith without fear of unjust government punishment: “Citizens should be able to stand up for their rights when the government stops them from living and worshiping according to their faith. The Conscience Protection Act strengthens Arkansans’ religious freedom rights by bolstering existing protections in the state’s Religious Freedom ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s introduction Wednesday of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a bill that protects women’s sports by clarifying that allowing males to compete on women’s teams violates Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded schools and colleges: “Girls shouldn’t be sidelined in their own sports. Women fought long and hard for equal athletic opportunities and allowing males to compete in girls’ sports reverses 50 years of advances secured ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding U.S. Rep. Gregory Steube’s introduction Wednesday of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which protects women’s sports by affirming that allowing males to compete on women’s teams violates Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded schools and colleges: “For over 50 years, Title IX has protected equal athletic opportunities for women. Sadly, radical activists—including members of the Biden administration—are threatening those opportunities by ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Bangert regarding President Joe Biden’s signing Tuesday of the deceptively named Respect for Marriage Act, a federal law that intentionally jeopardizes the First Amendment freedoms of millions of Americans who have sincerely held beliefs about marriage: “The First Amendment protects every American, including the many millions of us who hold decent and honorable beliefs about marriage. The president and Congress have intentionally threatened free speech and religious liberty ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Bangert regarding the U.S. Senate’s passage Tuesday of the deceptively named “Respect for Marriage Act,” a bill that does far more than enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law by intentionally jeopardizing the religious freedom of millions of Americans who have sincerely held beliefs about marriage: “This dangerously cynical and completely unnecessary bill is a direct attack on the First Amendment. It does nothing to change the legal status of same-sex marriage anywhere ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle, who served as Florida’s deputy solicitor general from 2015-2017, regarding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing Thursday of HB 5, a bill that protects the dignity of unborn children, the health of pregnant mothers, and the integrity of the medical profession by limiting abortions after 15 weeks in gestational age: “Every human life is valuable and worthy of protection. By signing HB 5, Gov. DeSantis has taken a strong stand for the protection of innocent life and true health care for women. This ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ issuance Thursday of a final rule that reverses the Trump administration’s Protect Life Rule and allows Title X family planning funding to flow to organizations that provide elective abortion: “The tax dollars of Americans should never be used to fund abortion or force medical professionals to violate their convictions by participating in ending innocent human life. By reversing the Protect Life Rule, President Biden and HHS have once again ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage Friday of the so-called “Women’s Health Protection Act,” legislation that does the opposite of its name by invalidating nearly every state law regulating abortion, thereby reducing health protections for women: “Today the House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that endangers women and unborn babies under the guise of ‘health care.’ The so-called ‘Women’s Health Protection Act’ prohibits most—if not all—of the reasonable state ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Vice President of Appellate Advocacy and Senior Counsel John Bursch regarding a proposed friend-of-the-court brief ADF filed Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Speech First v. Cartwright, a lawsuit challenging University of Central Florida policies that unconstitutionally restrict students’ First Amendment rights: “Public universities should be the standard-bearers for a free-speech environment full of many viewpoints and voices. Universities can regulate truly problematic harassment while still ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding SB 636, a North Carolina bill vetoed Friday by Gov. Roy Cooper that would have protected the private information of individuals who support charities and other nonprofit organizations of their choice, consistent with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the ADF case Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta: “Every American should be free to peacefully support causes they believe in without fear of harassment or intimidation. We have seen states irresponsibly mandate disclosures that endanger ...