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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel David Cortman regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision Friday declining to immediately halt enforcement of Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s discriminatory restrictions on churches during the coronavirus pandemic: “The First Amendment requires the government to treat religious organizations, at a minimum, the same as comparable secular organizations. When the government treats churches worse than casinos, gyms, and indoor amusement parks in its COVID-19 response, it clearly violates the Constitution. As ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Jake Warner regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit’s decision Friday to grant a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit A.H. v. French (formerly A.M. v. French, and not to be confused by a separate case with the same name) that stops Vermont officials from excluding religious-school students from the state’s Dual Enrollment Program, which had allowed public, private secular, and home-school students to enroll at not cost to them in two college courses before graduating high school but denies that ...

New York Court of Appeals grants review of ADF lawsuits

ADF attorneys represent National Institute of Family and Life Advocates

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 ...

ADF attorneys file suit against Putnam County Library over meeting room policy forbidding use for ‘religious purposes’

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Mark Lippelmann regarding the voluntary dismissal Wednesday of Hermiston Christian School v. Brown, a lawsuit against Oregon Gov. Katherine Brown’s order that threatened private schools with 30 days of jail time and $1,250 fines for reopening in-person instruction while allowing public schools of identical size in the same county permission to resume in-person classes. The school is withdrawing its lawsuit because Brown eliminated special exceptions that existed for public schools and is now allowing Christian ...

ADF, Thomas More attorneys represent Palatine students, parents

High court protects the rights of citizens interacting with public officials on social media and the rights of officials engaged in private speech

ADF attorneys represent Jessica Bates, challenging state officials for discriminating against her religious beliefs