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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto Tuesday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against males playing on women’s sports teams: “We are disappointed by Gov. Edwards’s decision to ignore the best interests of women and girls and veto the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. This legislation ensures that female athletes in Louisiana are able to compete on a level playing field ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley regarding Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker’s decision Wednesday to withdraw the subpoena of sermons and other communications belonging to several area pastors in a lawsuit in which the pastors are not even involved: “The mayor really had no choice but to withdraw these subpoenas, which should never have been served in the first place. The entire nation--voices from every point of the spectrum left to right--recognize the city's action as a gross abuse of power. We are gratified that the First ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney, in which three prospective jurors were dismissed because of their religious beliefs: “American society has no place for religious tests for civic duty. What happened in Missouri is egregiously wrong and extremely troubling. Even though the prospective jurors made it clear that they would adhere to the law and judge ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Julia Payne regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Friday with the Utah Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood Association of Utah v. State of Utah on behalf of Utah Eagle Forum in support of the state’s pro-life law, which Planned Parenthood is challenging: “Utah is eager to affirm that life is a human right and, to that end, the state has enacted a pro-life law protecting that most fundamental of rights for the unborn. Pro-life laws like Utah’s also help women by ensuring they have the ...

ADF attorneys representing owners of Telescope Media Group ask 8th Circuit to reinstate lawsuit, issue injunction

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake regarding a public comment ADF attorneys submitted Monday urging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to withdraw its proposed rule that hijacks a bipartisan law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to impose an abortion mandate on virtually every employer in the country, even those whose religious beliefs dictate that life begins at conception: “The Biden administration’s new rule jeopardizes a supportive work culture for pregnant women by introducing abortion into federal law in a ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman regarding a public comment ADF attorneys submitted Monday urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its proposed rule that could force employers to provide health insurance coverage for contraceptives and early abortion pills in violation of their religious or moral beliefs: “No American should be forced to violate their ethical and religious beliefs about the sanctity of life and human sexuality. Every employer should enjoy this same constitutional protection, free to live ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday in Groff v. DeJoy, a case that could ensure religious employees of all faiths are provided with meaningful religious accommodations in the workplace as required by federal law: “Federal law protects employees’ ability to live and work according to their religious beliefs. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations for employees’ religious practice unless doing ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle, director of the ADF Center for Life, regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed late Wednesday at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on behalf of Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia in Wolf v. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, defending a proposed constitutional amendment that would clarify that Pennsylvania’s constitution provides no right to elective abortions, and especially not ones funded by taxpayers: “The citizens of Pennsylvania have a strong interest in ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding bills to protect women’s and girls’ sports that are poised to land on the desks of the governors of West Virginia, Kansas, and Montana: “Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and women’s athletic opportunities. We have seen an increasing number of males dominating girls’ athletic contests when competing as females around the country, capturing championships and shattering long-standing female track records. That’s why several states—including Idaho ...